Tag Archives: Aviation/Space

TSA Creates New Watchlist Of Those Who Failed Pre-Check Applications

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“The Federal Register for Monday, November 19, 2012, quietly advises that ‘TSA also is creating and maintaining a watch list of individuals who are disqualified from eligibility from TSA Pre✓TM…’  Millions of frequent flyers have applied to PreCheck in the hope of mitigating the abuse they suffer at the airport. But now, with breathtaking irony, the TSA discloses that anyone it rejects winds up on yet another of the police-state’s watchlists, his agony at the airport even worse than before.”

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/127663.html

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The TSA Meets Independent Media – Opt Out And Film Week

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“On day one of the ‘Opt Out And Film The TSA’ campaign, Dan Dicks of Press For Truth and Ashley Jessica went to the Buffalo International airport to help raise awareness about the intrusive and invasive TSA procedures. We were immediately surrounded by members of the TSA and also the Buffalo Transit Police who tried various intimidation tactics on us but ultimately failed to deter us from taking part in this important campaign.”

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Man with strange watch arrested at Oakland airport

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“A bomb squad arrived within five minutes and determined there were no explosive materials in the watch, Nelson said. The checkpoint was closed while officers secured the area.  McGann was taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin where he was charged with possessing materials to make an explosive device, sheriff’s officials said. He was still in custody Friday night and could not be reached for comment.  McGann told Transportation Security Administration officers that he’s an artist and the watch is art, Nelson said.”

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/man-strange-watch-arrested-oakland-airport

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Pilots Know More Than Just How to Fly Planes

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“The Airline Pilots Association sure understands the importance of government regulation to create benefits for a  small group and the value of limiting supply.  According to WSJ,  new regulations require newly hired pilots to have at least 1,500 hours of prior flight experience. That number is that is six times the current requirement. At the same time a large number of pilots are going to be forced to retire because they are bumping up against the current mandatory retirement age of 65.”

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/11/pilots-know-more-than-just-how-to-fly.html

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Crooks steal $1.5M in iPads from JFK

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“It beats waiting in line at an Apple Store.  A pair of brazen crooks punched another hole in the lax JFK security when they stole a trove of new Apple iPad minis — worth $1.5 million — from the same cargo building that was the site of the 1978 Lufthansa heist featured in ‘GoodFellas,’ The Post has learned. The crooks struck shortly before midnight on Monday and used one of the airport’s own forklifts to load two pallets of the tablet computers into a truck, according to law-enforcement sources.”

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ipad_heist_at_jfk_KUg25OxRZ3Xgpk58H7fXwJ

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Maker of Airport Body Scanners Suspected of Falsifying Software Tests

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“A company that supplies controversial passenger-screening machines for U.S. airports is under suspicion for possibly manipulating tests on privacy software designed to prevent the machines from producing graphic body images.  The TSA sent a letter Nov. 9 to the parent company of Rapiscan, the maker of backscatter machines, requesting information about the testing of the software to determine if there was malfeasance.  The company previously had problems with a ‘calculation error’ in safety tests that showed the machines were emitting radiation levels that were 10 times higher than expected.”

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/rapiscan-fraudulent-tests/

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EU suspends aircraft emissions trading rules

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“The European Union has agreed to suspend its rules that require airlines flying to and from airports in the EU to pay for their carbon emissions.  The rules had been unpopular with countries outside Europe such as the US, China and India.  Climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard said she had proposed ‘stopping the clock for one year’. The EU brought in the Emissions Trading Scheme on 1 January. India and China have been among the most vocal opponents of the ETS, with India banning its airlines from complying with it in April.”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20299388

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TSA Abuse

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“This needs to be stopped. Why the TSA is allowed to emotionally and sexually abuse passengers…I don’t get it. If some stranger did to me what one of these TSA agents did, that stranger would be convicted of sexual assault and sent to prison.”

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Poll: Nearly One Third Of Americans Would Accept ‘TSA Body Cavity Search’ in Order to Fly

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“A new survey commissioned by Infowars and conducted by Harris Interactive has found that almost one third of American adults would accept a ‘TSA body cavity search’ in order to fly, with a majority of Americans also feeling a law that would make disobeying a TSA agent in any public place illegal is reasonable.  The shock results emphasize the level of indignity Americans are willing to tolerate in order to travel.  They also highlight how the TSA’s reputation has remained largely intact despite a series of scandals and widespread criticism from innumerable public figures.”

http://www.infowars.com/poll-nearly-one-third-of-americans-would-accept-tsa-body-cavity-search-in-order-to-fly/

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Local TSA workers headed to East Coast

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“TSA workers are leaving Thursday to help Sandy survivors. They’ll not only be helping the traveling public, but their fellow TSA screeners who are dealing with the aftermath of a storm in their personal lives. The extra help is needed because of the backlog of passengers the airlines have with all the canceled flights over the past three days, and because many of the TSA screeners in the New York City area can’t make it to work.”

http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=345471

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