Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry seizes $700K of cocaine
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry recently seized $695,940 worth of alleged cocaine in…
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IATA introduces I-ASC survey to enhance safety
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the IATA Aviation Safety Culture (I-ASC) survey to support airlines in the implementation of Safety Management Systems…
Number of firearms found at Florida TSA security checkpoints exceeds 2016 total
Transportation Security Administration officers at airports across the state of Florida have discovered 440 firearms at security checkpoints in 2017 as of November 20th, surpassing…
TSA’s 16th anniversary of protecting the nation’s transportation systems
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) marked 16 years of safeguarding and protecting the nation’s citizens and transportation systems. Created in the wake of the…
TSA installs state-of-the-art checkpoint screening equipment
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed the latest passenger screening technology in the security checkpoint at the new terminal…
CBP Seizes $42,000 in Unreported Currency from Ghana-bound Man
STERLING, Va., — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than $42,000 from a man boarding a flight to Ghana Tuesday at Washington…
New TSA screening procedures for carry-on items at Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport
LEWISTON, Idaho. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented new and stronger carry-on baggage security screening procedures at Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport (LWS). The…
Florida leaders urge to modernize outdated air traffic control system
TALAHASSEE, — Citizens for On Time Flights announced that House Speaker Richard Corcoran (R-37), Minority Leader Janet Cruz (D-62) and nearly a dozen other officials and business…
Challenge Air hands flight controls to youngsters with special needs
By Joe Snell | DFW Newsflash | May 2017 As his son took over the plane’s yoke, Brad Forsthoff leaned toward the window and pointed at…
Air Canada unveils direct flight from DFW Airport to Vancouver
By Ariel Graham | DFW Newsflash | March 2017 Airline passengers wishing to travel from Dallas to Canada now have a new daily option as DFW International…