Pat-Down Conducted On "Severely Mentally Disabled"
Individual
A mentally handicapped adult was subjected to an enhanced
screening by TSA on a trip to Walt Disney World in Florida in what
TSA now admits was a case of "bad judgement" on the part of TSOs in
Detroit.
Some Checked Bags Loaded On Airplanes Without Proper
Inspection
TSA announced late last week that it has proposed the removal of
more than 30 Honolulu International Airport (HNL) TSA employees
following an extensive investigation into allegations of improper
screening of checked baggage.
Paves The Way For Increased Biofuel Use In Commercial
Aircraft
The Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA) praised the
ASTM International Committee on Petroleum Products and Lubricants
late last week for approving a new jet fuel specification that will
further enable the use of sustainable alternative fuels in
aviation.
With a hearing on a labor-law complaint looming next week at the
National Labor Relations Board, the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers union proposed a settlement to
Boeing in an effort to organize workers at the new facility. But
the planemaker rejected the offer out of hand.
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