Worker killed on ramp at Alabama airport in airplane incident
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -A worker was fatally injured on the ramp at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama where an American Airlines regional carrier flight …
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One killed in fiery crash after car flips, lands in JFK Airport parking lot
NEW YORK, NY – An unidentified male driver was killed after he lost control of his vehicle on the Nassau Expressway early this morning. According …
Man caught smuggling gun parts in jars of peanut butter at JFK Airport
NEW YORK, NY – TSA officers arrested a Rhode Island man at JFK International Airport in New York City after they noticed his jars of …
Vinci says $820 million used to buy Mexico airport stake, not renovation as governor claimed
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – France’s Vinci on Tuesday clarified that it was not currently investing $820 million in renovating a key Mexican airport, saying that …
Two Men Arrested For Conspiring With Russian Nationals To Hack The Taxi Dispatch System At JFK Airport
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John Gay, the Inspector General of the Port Authority of New …
France’s Vinci to invest $820 million in Mexico airport, governor says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – French airport operator Vinci will invest $820 million in renovating an airport in the Mexican business hub of Monterrey in the …
Misguided getaway sets off another security alert at Israeli airport
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A Palestinian car thief rammed through a checkpoint on the way to Israel’s main airport on Sunday, authorities said, setting off a security …
Cat found inside suitcase checked on to plane at JFK Airport
The cat is out of the bag. That’s what an official with the Transportation Safety Authority said after somebody tried to catnap a feline by …
Man holds razor blade to woman’s neck, forcing her to pause movie on flight from JFK Airport
NEW YORK, NY – The flight from New York City to Utah was anything but the friendly skies when a male passenger held a straight …
Philadelphia man reported missing last seen inside Philadelphia International Airport
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department needs the public’s assistance in locating Missing Endangered Person Arias Flores. He was last seen on Friday, November …
Woman caught with 28 pounds of cocaine hidden in wheelchair wheels at JFK Airport
NEW YORK, NY – A woman on an arriving flight from the Dominican Republic was arrested and charged after U.S. Customs agents found 28 pounds …
New York man brought gun into Newark Airport; gets 3 years in prison
NEWARK, NJ – A New York man who brought a loaded gun through a security checkpoint at Newark International Airport is going to prison for …
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Trying to Bring Loaded Gun on Plane at Newark Liberty International Airport
NEWARK, N.J. – A Newburgh, New York, man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for possessing a stolen and loaded firearm that he …
San Diego man caught carrying loaded gun and to Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh, PA- TSA officers working at Pittsburgh International Airport noticed a passenger with a loaded Smith & Wesson M&P 9 mm caliber handgun in a …
Dog that escaped from Newark Airport 31 days ago found happy and healthy
Sukie, a foster dog who had just made the flight from Puerto Rico to New Jersey last month escaped while being unloaded by workers at …
Japan travel industry’s recovery depends on China reopening- Narita Airport CEO
By Maki Shiraki and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is already seeing an increase in inbound travellers since relaxing its COVID-19 border controls last …
Winchester Kentucky Man Charged with Assaulting Two Transportation Security Officers at Airport
Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Kelvin R. Portwood with forcibly assaulting two Transportation Security Agency (TSA) Officers at …
Winchester Kentucky Man Charged with Assaulting Two Transportation Security Officers at Airport
Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Kelvin R. Portwood with forcibly assaulting two Transportation Security Agency (TSA) Officers at …
French airport group ADP confirms 2022 and 2023 travel outlook for Paris
PARIS (Reuters) -French airport group ADP confirmed its Paris air traffic outlook for 2022 and 2023, driven by a recovery in the Asian market and …
East Bay Resident Convicted Of Abetting Airport Smuggler Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison
SAN FRANCISCO – Lemack Bellot was sentenced to ten years in prison for attempting to aid and abet possession with intent to distribute cocaine in …
Three Airline Employees Based at PHL International Airport Indicted for Reservation Skimming Fraud Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Taylor Thompson, 27; Tiana Fairfax, 29, both of Philadelphia, PA, and Theodore Robinson, 29, of …
Police Stop Passenger with Gun at Pittsburgh International Airport
PITTSBURGH, PA – On Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 at 3:25 am, TSA officers observed a loaded SigSauer 9mm handgun within a passenger’s duffel bag at …
KLM disappointed with new passenger curbs at Schiphol airport
(Reuters) – Airline company KLM, which is part of Air France-KLM, criticised as “disappointing” on Friday a decision by Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to place further …
Seven Individuals Charged for Smuggling Kilogram Quantities of Cocaine Through the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a four count indictment charging four men and three …
Suspicious Package Forces Lockdown at Newark Airport on September 11
NEWARK, NJ – Operations at Newark Liberty International Airport were shut down for hours on Sunday as federal authorities investigated a suspicious package that was …
Schiphol airport asks airlines to cancel flights due to labour shortages
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has asked airlines to cancel flights between 4pm and 11pm local time on Monday due to labour shortages, it …
Israeli air attack damages Syria’s Aleppo airport, takes it out of service
CAIRO (Reuters) -An Israeli air attack on Syria’s Aleppo airport on Tuesday has damaged the runway and taken the airport out of service, the Syrian …
Strike cancels 60 flights at Portugal’s Lisbon airport
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Around 60 flights were cancelled at Lisbon airport on Sunday, the last day of a strike by handling workers …
Portuguese airport handling workers’ strike cancels 90 flights
LISBON (Reuters) – Employees of Portugal’s airport handling company Portway began a three-day strike on Friday at its main airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro and …
Female suspect arrested at Atlanta airport after city center shootings
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) -Police arrested a female suspect at Atlanta’s international airport on Monday, ending an hours-long search after shootings in the city …
Sudanese protesters challenge military in march towards airport
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese protesters marched towards the airport in the centre of the capital Khartoum on Thursday before being blocked by …
CBP Officers Seize $95K in Unreported Currency from Travelers at Dulles Airport
STERLING, Va. – With the cost of fuel and consumer goods at historic highs, holding onto one’s money is imperative. For international travelers, that’s as …
Hospital Executive Made Bomb Scare, Captured at Newark Airport
SECAUCUS, NJ – A hospital director who called in a bomb scare was captured at Newark International Airport this weekend and police found a large …
Man Caught With Loaded Handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport
PITTSBURGH, PA- On Monday morning, TSA officers found a loaded 9mm handgun in a passenger’s backpack at the Main Security Checkpoint of Pittsburgh International Airport. …
Securitas profit up on airport, electronic security demand
STOCKHOLM – Securitas on Thursday reported a slightly bigger than expected rise in second quarter profit helped by demand for electronic security and further recovery …
CALIFORNIA WOMAN CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING MARIJUANA THROUGH CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Joeva Elizabeth Williams of Sacramento, CA, appeared before Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller …
Newport News, VA Murder Suspect Captured Fleeing Dulles Airport to Jamaica
STERLING, Va. – Federal and local law enforcement arrested a Newport News, Va., murder suspect this morning who attempted to flee the United States on …
EU seeks to make airport slot rule more flexible for airlines
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS – The European Commission proposed on Tuesday to make the bloc’s “use-it-or-lose-it” airport slot rule more flexible in order to respond …
Striking Paris airport workers call new walkout on July 8-10
PARIS – Striking Paris airport workers said on Saturday they would stage another walkout at the French capital’s main international hub from July 8-10 to …
Striking Paris airport worker wants his wages to soar
By Caroline Pailliez PARIS – Three times a week, Loris Foreman, a ground handling agent at Paris’ main international airport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, drives to …
Airport service providers could sue over flight caps, says Swissport boss
By Alexander Cornwell DOHA – Airports capping flight numbers this summer could face legal challenges from service providers to recoup costs after recruiting workers based …
Mexico’s new airport gets boost from Panama’s Copa Airlines
PANAMA CITY – Panama’s Copa Airlines announced on Friday it is launching a route from Panama City to Mexico’s recently inaugurated Felipe Angeles International Airport, …
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport limits number of summer passengers
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM -Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Thursday set a cap on the number of passengers it will handle during the summer travel season, …
EasyJet gains EU okay to acquire Lisbon airport slots from TAP
BRUSSELS – British low-cost carrier EasyJet on Thursday won EU antitrust approval to acquire 18 daily slots at Lisbon airport from Portuguese airline TAP as …
Sabiha Gokcen operator seeks relief from Turkey in airport contract
By Ceyda Caglayan and Ebru Tuncay ISTANBUL – The operator of Istanbul’s second-largest airport Sabiha Gokcen is seeking relief from its current contract after the …
Long queues at Lisbon airport to extend into summer – Union
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON – Long lines of passengers forced to wait hours at Lisbon airport are unlikely to ease into the main summer tourist …
Denver airport official ‘leading contender’ to be FAA nominee -official
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Denver International Airport Chief Executive Phil Washington is a “leading contender” to be nominated to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), …
Olathe Man Indicted Following Police Chase on Downtown Airport Runway
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Olathe, Kansas, man who led police officers on a high-speed chase down a runway at the downtown airport has been …
Georgia Man Who Assaulted an Airport Security Agent Sentenced to Federal Prison
A man who was caught taking marijuana and over $37,000 in cash through the Eastern Iowa Airport security screening was sentenced today to two months …
VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY OFFICER CHARGED WITH COCAINE POSSESSION AT HENRY E. ROHLSEN AIRPORT
St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Wayne Jeffers, 52, of St. Croix, appeared today before Magistrate Judge Emile A. …