FAA plans years-long Newark Airport flight reductions as staffing crisis drags on
Newark, NJ – Travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport could face scaled-back flight schedules for another year as the Federal Aviation Administration moves to extend cuts through October 2026. The proposal, announced…
Canadian flight attendants demand ground pay, citing airport delays
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL – Canadian flight attendants are demanding pay for time on the ground as well as in-flight, as they have recently endured delays, sometimes for hours, at the country’s…
Native of Dominican Republic Convicted for Making Materially False Statements to Government Agents at the Cyril E. King Airport
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that after a two-day jury trial, Luis Miguel Lopez, a 28-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic, was convicted of making…
Canadian airport delays could see some relief by summer -official
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL – Staffing shortages that led to long passenger lines this week at some of Canada’s largest airports could see some improvement by the crucial summer travel season, an…
Albany Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon at Albany International Airport
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Josef Jarvis, age 32, of Albany, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon at the Albany International Airport. The…
Amsterdam airport asks airlines to cut flights to avoid chaos
AMSTERDAM – Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has asked airlines to cancel flights over the weekend to avoid chaos due to overcrowding at Europe’s third busiest airport, it said on Thursday. The airport said…
Former Tri-State Airport Official Pleads Guilty to Theft of Federal Funds
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Ohio woman pleaded guilty today to theft of federal funds after embezzling nearly $49,500 from the Huntington Tri-State Airport while employed as its finance director. According to court…
CBP to Hold Global Entry Enrollment Event at Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport
SWEETGRASS, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations would like to announce dates for an upcoming Global Entry enrollment event to be held by CBP at the…
Convicted Felon Admits Trying to Bring Loaded Gun on Plane at Newark Liberty International Airport
NEWARK, N.J. – A Newburgh, New York, man today admitted possessing a stolen and loaded firearm that he tried to get through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…
Colombian National Apprehended at the St. Croix Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Sentenced to Federal Prison After Falsely Representing to be a Citizen of the United States
St. Croix, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Andres Bejarano, age 34, a Colombian national, appeared before District Court Judge Wilma A Lewis and was sentenced today on…
Fraport cannot sell stake in St. Petersburg airport before 2025 – CEO
BERLIN -German airport services provider Fraport cannot sell its stake in St. Petersburg airport before 2025, and even then such a sale would be subject to conditions and not necessarily help Ukraine,…
Bronx Man Sentenced for Trespassing at Albany International Airport
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Stan Johnson, age 23, of the Bronx, New York, pled guilty today and was sentenced to time served (approximately 6 months in jail) for trespassing at the Albany…
German airport security staff reach wage deal after walkouts
Frankfurt – The parties involved in a wage dispute for security staff at several airports across Germany have reached a deal following strikes that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights…
South African woman arrested at local airport for mailing controlled substances to Ohio inmates
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Federal agents arrested a South African woman this morning at John Glenn International Airport on federal charges alleging she mailed large amounts of K2 and Suboxone via mail into…
Woman Arriving At Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Sentenced For Attempting To Smuggling 6.6 Kilograms Of Marijuana
St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Yvette Simeina, aged 41, was sentenced to two years of probation and a $1,000 fine for attempting to smuggle…
Bergenfield man charged for murder at Newark Airport Hotel
ELIZABETH, NJ – Elizabeth Police have arrested Javan Johnson, 30, for the stabbing murder of Marlon Pantin, 37, of Brooklyn in the lobby of a Newark Airport Hotel on Monday. According to…
Russia’s largest airport furloughs some workers, freezes hiring
– Russia’s largest airport, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo, said on Monday it had furloughed a fifth of its staff and frozen further recruitment as passenger traffic plunged due to Western sanctions. The United States…
German union announces another airport security staff strike for Tuesday
BERLIN – Security staff at several German airports will stage another one-day strike on Tuesday after four rounds of talks to increase wages failed to result in an agreement, trade union Verdi…
Delta weighs flights out of new Mexico City airport – Mexican president
MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that U.S. airline company Delta is analyzing whether to fly to and from a new airport serving Mexico City. The…
N.Korea courts disaster with missile tests from international airport
By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea’s decision to use the international airport near its capital city as a site for test-firing large missiles is “absolutely bonkers” and may be a way…
Woman caught with gun at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint
PITTSBURGH, PA – A woman was stopped on Sunday by TSA officers at Pittsburgh International Airport after officers observed a loaded .22 caliber revolver within a passenger’s backpack at the main security…
Trinidad and Tobago National Apprehended at the Cyril E. King Airport Sentenced to 17 Months in Prison After Illegally Re-Entering the United States
You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 25, 2022 St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a Trinidad and Tobago national was sentenced today to 17…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Enforces Americans with Disabilities Act Against Airport Parking Company
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that it resolved a claim of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act against Canopy Airport Parking and its parent company,…
St. Croix Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison After Attempting to Smuggle Two Kilograms of Cocaine Thru the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
ST. CROIX, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a St. Croix man, Keithley Parris, age 34, appeared before Visiting Judge Ann E. Thompson, in District Court, and was sentenced…
Dominican National Sentenced for Presenting False Passport at Boston Logan Airport
BOSTON – A man traveling from the Dominican Republic under an assumed identity was sentenced yesterday for attempting to enter the United States using a false U.S. passport. Felipe Batista, 48, previously…
St. Thomas Man Arrested at the Cyril E. Airport for Possessing Approximately 5.5 Kilograms of Cocaine
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a St. Thomas man was arrested on February 19, 2022, in St. Thomas, USVI on a criminal charge…
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