01/06/2010 - A rising chorus of government officials and security experts say yes, but one aviation security analyst argues the technology is only as good as the human manning it.
01/05/2010 - A U.S. pilot who learned of the failed attempt to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas while airborne is angered at federal authorities for not notifying him of the attempted attack.
01/05/2010 - Some international airports with flights bound for the United States admitted yesterday that they had not implemented new passenger screening rules announced on Sunday, reports The Associated Press.
12/23/2009 - The Transportation Security Administration is still unsure whether passenger screening systems at airports are effectively addressing the greatest aviation threats, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office.
12/01/2009 - Terrorists could introduce a bomb or other destructive device into cargo destined for the belly of a passenger plane before it's loaded onto the aircraft, says a new U.S. government report.
11/24/2009 - A Fox Chicago News undercover investigation reveals TSA screeners at O'Hare allowed travelers to pass through security without an acceptable ID.
11/12/2009 - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revised its airline traveler screening policies after it was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of a man working for Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX).
10/21/2009 - Glacier Park International Airport in Montana has decided to opt out of federal security screening by privatizing its security workforce after experiencing staffing and customer service problems, according to Daily Inter Lake.com.
10/07/2009 - French antiterrorism officials will likely recommend using inspection techniques reserved for drug mules to catch this new threat to aviation security to counter al Qaeda's latest tactic.
10/07/2009 - Nine American Airlines employees have been arrested for allegedly smuggling more than 300 suitcases packed with cocaine and loading them onto planes from Puerto Rico to Miami and New York, according to a DEA report.
09/14/2009 - Liquid restrictions at U.S. airports could be a thing of the past as soon as next year, while the federal government has introduced new screening measures on powders, reports The Wall Street Journal.