American now accepting mask exemptions for disabled passengers
American Airlines is now accepting face mask exemptions for disabled passengers who are unable to wear one, after aligning its mask protocol... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: TSA
Press Release: Travelers required to wear masks at US TSA checkpoints
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will implement provisions of President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety... Continue Reading
US FAA cracks down on unruly airline passengers
The US Federal Aviation Administration is adopting a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly passengers after observing “a disturbi... Continue Reading
A new socially distanced airport experiment comes to Denver
In mid-September, Denver International Airport (DEN) introduced a program called VeriFLY in order to help calm passengers’ anxieties about s... Continue Reading
Exploring Seattle-Tacoma International Airport amid COVID
As someone who has spent most of the last six months isolating at home and in my neighborhood, I am missing airports. So, I masked up and st... Continue Reading
New rigid life vest box seeks to thwart thieves, enhance security
Life vest theft is a troubling problem for airlines around the world, especially low-cost carriers. Some unscrupulous passengers steal the v... Continue Reading
US airlines to passengers: acknowledge your health before flying
As COVID-19 infection rates skyrocket in the United States, major US airlines are voluntarily implementing temporary health acknowledgment p... Continue Reading
Hot or not? Major US airlines want TSA to make the call
In addition to masks, sanitizing stations and plexiglass barriers, temperature screenings will likely be the new normal at North American ai... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: When airlines damage my wheelchair, they take away my legs
Deb Young is a survivor. In October 2013, a horrific car accident left the long-time educator a triple amputee. Since then, she has experien... Continue Reading
US governors call for delay to REAL ID program as deadline looms
As states across the US mobilize to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, the National Governors Association (NGA) is calling on the White... Continue Reading
TSA reviews crew security program but immediate policy change halted
After reports that screening procedures for pilots and cabin crew enrolled in the Known Crewmember (KCM) program had changed suddenly over t... Continue Reading
Press Release: JFK Terminal 4 to launch AI tech for blind passengers
John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4 recently announced it is the first airport terminal in the New York City area to launch A... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Inflight peanuts, animals and innovations, oh my
Welcome to Episode 060 of the #PaxEx podcast. Our guest is Becca Alkema, who serves as operations manager at Runway Girl Network, overseeing... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Unpacking sexism at AGM, guns in carryon, pot in transit
Welcome to Episode 58 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this show is journalist Harriet Baskas, who writes about airports, travel, museum... Continue Reading
Press Release: DHS S&T, TSA announce new innovation solicitation
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ... Continue Reading