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Airport security unlikely to spot many weapons

When airport screeners don’t expect to find a gun in your bag, they likely won’t, suggests new research. Call it the needle-in-the-haystack effect.


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JFK breach is 2nd this month at NYC airports

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American Airlines raises checked bag fees

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Airline’s ‘cougar’ ad blasted by rape victims

An advert for an airline competition that portrays older, single women as "cougars" who prey on young men at night is to close on Monday after incurring the wrath of both male and female rape victims in New Zealand.
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15 sickened on flight from U.S. Virgin Islands to N.C.

US Airways says seven crew members were taken to a hospital from a North Carolina airport after complaining of headaches and nausea aboard a flight.


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Government fines United $30,000 for fare flub

The U.S. Transportation Department says United Airlines must pay a $30,000 fine for failing to include a federal tax when it quoted some airfares on its Web site.
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Airlines suspend Haiti travel, start aid efforts

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Continental sets up frequent flier aid for Haiti

Continental Airlines Inc. said Friday it has set up a program for its frequent flier members to donate reward miles to charitable groups involved in the relief effort in Haiti.
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JFK’s largest runway to close for repairs

The largest runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport will be shut down in March for renovations.
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Fliers get case of mile-high heebie-jeebies

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Penalties weighed for air security scofflaws

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Passenger’s bomb threat prompts flight diversion

An ArkeFly flight carrying 235 people from Amsterdam to Aruba was forced to divert to Ireland on Wednesday after a Dutch passenger made false bomb threats during the flight.
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Passenger on diverted U.S. jetliner faces charge

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Why the Jockstrap Bomber picked seat 19A

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Chances better your bags will arrive with you

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Cybill Shepherd’s son charged in mid-air thefts

The son of actress Cybill Shepherd has been charged with stealing from fellow airplane passengers during a cross-country flight.
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Serious bird-plane collisions on the rise

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