Airport News & Updates - Page 78

January 17, 2023

Embattled Transportation Sec. Buttigieg in national spotlight again over plane groundings, department issues

Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg is again the center of public attention following numerous issues in his department, including a recent mishap that grounded all U.S. aircraft.

January 17, 2023

TSA finds undeclared 84 mm caliber weapon in checked luggage at Texas airport

Transportation Security Administration officers confiscated what appears to be an 84 mm caliber weapon in checked luggage on Monday. The owner did not declare the weapon, which is required when flying.

January 15, 2023

British police arrest man on terrorism charges after uranium is found in package at London airport

British police arrested a man on terrorism charges Saturday after trace amounts of uranium were discovered in a cargo package at Heathrow Airport in London.

January 11, 2023

Rep. Nancy Mace files bill requiring Buttigieg to fly commercial until FAA, Southwest debacles resolved

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has filed a bill that would require Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to fly commercial until an investigation into airline mishaps is resolved.

January 11, 2023

FAA has operated without a Senate-confirmed director for nearly a year

The Federal Aviation Administration, the agency to blame for thousands of flight delays Wednesday, has operated without a Senate-confirmed director for nearly a year because Biden's nominee was never confirmed.

January 11, 2023

FLIGHT FIASCO: FAA outage leads travelers to vent frustrations, safety concerns

Travelers flying to and from Washington National Airpot were frustrated and had safety concerns after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights.

January 11, 2023

FAA system meltdown sees Twitter users blast 'incompetent' Buttigieg: 'No experience'

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg faced intense criticism from Twitter users after the Federal Aviation Administration suffered a massive system failure on Wednesday.

January 11, 2023

FAA outage: Buttigieg responds to latest transportation crisis as he faces continued criticism

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says he is in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration as a widespread technical outage kept planes grounded.

January 11, 2023

FAA outage: White House says 'no evidence of cyber attack,' Biden briefed on grounded flights

President Biden was briefed on the FAA system outage grounding flights Wednesday, but White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said "no evidence of a cyberattack at this point."

January 6, 2023

TSA says passenger attempted to bring 'emotional support' boa constrictor snake through security

The Transportation Security Administration says that someone attempted to bring a “emotional support pet” boa constrictor snake through a security checkpoint in December.