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Federal safety officials are investigating people who took part in last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to decide whether they belong on the federal no-fly list

Despite pleas from health officials, millions of people across the country traveled to see family and friends for the holidays, marking the highest number of travelers since the start of the pandemic at Boston Logan International Airport. Nearly 1.2 million people — the highest number since March — flew two days before Christmas, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)…

Nearly 1.3 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest level of air travel in more than nine months

The TSA has screened nearly five million travelers at the nation’s airports, numbers not seen since the pandemic started stateside. Experts from the CDC said the phenomenon was “pouring gasoline on the fire,” as infections and deaths continue to rise.

How much money would you guess the nation’s airline passengers walked away from after going through airport screening last year? It’s money they took out of their pockets and left in a bin but forgot to pick up.

American Airlines said Thursday it plans to suspend service to 15 small U.S. cities with low demand in October after the terms of federal aid requiring the flights expires, a move that would cut off scheduled flights to nine destinations in as many states.

The TSA has new security rules to help keep people healthy while traveling.

Air travel started picking up across the U.S. before Memorial Day, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain flew cross-country and has tips for what to expect.

The Transportation Security Administration announced a series of new rules for summer travelers to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Five hundred people who work for the Transportation Security Administration have tested positive for COVID-19, including four people who died from the disease, the agency said Wednesday. Of the 500 who tested positive, 208 TSA employees recovered from the illness, the agency said in a statement. Almost 40 percent of positive cases were found in employees working in the three major…

A woman was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport Sunday for trying to bring a handgun on an airplane, according to transportation officials. The woman, a Florida resident, was stopped when the .22 caliber handgun and four loose bullets were spotted as she passed through an X-ray machine with her belongings at a checkpoint. According to Transportation Security Administration officials,…

The Transportation Security Administration says its officers found a loaded gun in a man’s backpack at Rhode Island’s T.F. Green Airport. The agency in a statement said the .45 caliber handgun with nine bullets was spotted Monday by a security checkpoint X-ray machine. TSA officers alerted airport police, who confiscated the gun and questioned the Cranston man before releasing...

The Transportation Security Administration at Boston’s Logan Airport has installed new technology in preparation for REAL IDs which will be required of all passengers starting in October. The 25 Credential Authentication Technology scanners, which were installed last fall and debuted to the public on Wednesday, will improve checkpoint screening capabilities at the busy airport, TSA officials said. Logan was one…

The Transportation Security Administration at Boston’s Logan Airport is installing new technology in preparation of REAL IDs which will be required of all passengers starting in October.

The nation’s airports are warning of chaos for passengers if the White House doesn’t postpone the looming Real ID deadline, NBC News reports.

The Boston Transportation Security Administration arrested an Alabama woman who tried to bring a loaded handgun onto an airplane on Sunday. The arrest marked Boston TSA’s first firearms catch of 2020. When the woman’s .22 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets entered an X-ray machine at Boston Logan International Airport, TSA officers contacted Massachusetts State Police, according to TSA officials….

A Massachusetts woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Transportation Security Administration. Rebecca Brown says she had taken about $82,000 in cash from her father’s Pennsylvania home and was bringing it to Massachusetts because the time had come for her to take charge of his finances. The money was confiscated before her flight…

Officials say a New Hampshire man was caught trying to bring a loaded handgun onto a plane Monday morning at Boston’s Logan International Airport. Transportation Security Administration officers spotted the .45-caliber handgun when the man’s belongings entered the X-ray machine. The gun was loaded with one bullet in the chamber. An additional magazine was also found, officials said. In...