By Lane Gillespie From Bankrate Nearly two in three U.S. adults have traveled or plan to travel for leisure this year, according to a new Bankrate survey. Of the 32 percent of U.S. adults who already have traveled for either leisure or business this year, something went wrong for many of them: 77 percent have…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a monthly training series for the air traffic controller workforce, just weeks after announcing a multi-million dollar investment aimed at preventing near-misses throughout the country. The training sessions, part of what the FAA is calling its “Stand Up for Safety” series, will be held in collaboration with the National…

Minneapolis—Anyone who’s flown out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s Terminal 2 early in the morning or over a holiday knows: The security checkpoint bottleneck can feel interminable, with lines stretching across the skybridge to the parking deck. Now, there’s an option to jump the line. A pilot program that includes seven other U.S. airports has…

By Alexandra Skores From The Dallas Morning News Dallas—The number of guns found at Texas airports is surging, according to the Transportation Security Administration’s 2022 data. So if you want to fly with your firearm, here’s the safe and legal way to do so, according to TSA officials. “You can travel with a firearm in…

By Bruce Finley From The Denver Post Denver—Federal Bureau of Investigation officials in Denver are warning travelers and shoppers to avoid public free phone charging portals, warning that “bad actors” use these to install malware and tracking software onto computers and phones. “Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday announced extra steps air traffic controllers should take to avoid more incidents of near collisions at airports. “Even though we all know that multiple levels of safety are built into our system, there is no question that we are seeing too many close calls,” said Tim Arel, chief…

Today’s giant airlines—as well as many smaller ones—make their business on connections. The pervasive “hub and spoke” route system means you can fly from almost anywhere in the U.S. to almost anywhere else with one stop-and-connection at a hub. My home airport, Medford, Oregon, is typical. If I want to fly to, say, New York,…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week issued a new set of cybersecurity requirements for certain TSA-regulated airports, airlines, and aircraft operators. Referred to by the TSA as an “emergency” cybersecurity amendment, the new requirements are aimed at bolstering aviation security amid “persistent cybersecurity threats against U.S. critical infrastructure, including the aviation sector,” the agency said. Similar cybersecurity requirements were also…

By Donald Wood From TravelPulse The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is offering tips and tricks for travelers as they prepare for the busy spring break travel period. The government agency said it expects Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to screen increasing numbers of passengers at airport checkpoints as travel volumes may exceed pre-pandemic levels between now…

BERLIN—The internet sites of several German airports were disrupted on Thursday after what may have been a hacker attack, German news agency dpa reported. The disruptions did not appear to have an immediate impact on the country’s air traffic, the agency said. Nuremberg Airport in southern Germany reported that its online site was receiving so…