Latest Airport security News

5 are killed when small jet crashes into vehicle after taking off in suburban Phoenix

Nov. 06, 2024 03:54 AM EST

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A small jet crashed into a vehicle Tuesday after taking off from a suburban Phoenix airport, killing five people, police said. The plane crashed while taking off from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, police there said in a statement. The Honda HA-420 light business...

India plans to punish people making hoax bomb threats against flights

Oct. 22, 2024 08:48 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government plans a new law to punish those making hoax bomb threats against flights, which disrupt the schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to thousands of passengers. In less than two weeks, more than 120 flights operated by Indian...

Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm

Sep. 09, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are overheating more often during airline flights and passengers often put them in checked bags that go into the cargo hold, where a fire might not be detected as quickly. Overheating incidents rose 28% from 2019 to 2023, although such events...

Travelers are getting a head start on the long Labor Day weekend

Aug. 30, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed across the U.S. this Labor Day weekend as a lot Americans mark the unofficial end of summer the same way they celebrated the season’s unofficial start: by traveling. After what's already been a record-breaking...