Airports
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Plane crashes at Carroll County Regional Airport
CommentPolice say a 64-year-old man from Rockville is in critical condition after his small plane crashed at the Carroll County Regional Airport.
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Gun parts found in stuffed animals at RI airport
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Police at Rhode Island's T.F. Green Airport said a domestic dispute was behind an incident in which gun components and ammunition were found hidden inside a child's stuffed animals, including a Mickey Mouse.
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Fly Rights app helps travelers know their rights
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A coalition of civil rights group unveiled a new app today called Fly Rights. It makes it easier for passengers to complain about profiling at airports.
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America's best and worst airports: BWI places high, Dulles disliked
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Flying into or out of BWI? You're bound to be a happy traveler. We can't say the same about Dulles, though, based on a new Travel & Leisure survey.
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Study: Va. airports contribute billions to economy
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A recent study says Virginia's airports are economic engines that contribute billions in economic activity and create and sustain thousands of jobs.
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TSA pat-down shoe policy changes for kids
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Children 12 years old and younger soon will no longer be required to remove their shoes or screened through invasive pat-downs at airport security checkpoints
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Source: Ex-NYPD officer detained at KC airport
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Suspicious items were found in the carry-on luggage of a former New York City police officer trying to get through security at Kansas City's main airport, and he was detained after refusing to allow authorities to examine the bag, a local official told The Associated Press.
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Republican lawmakers ask for justification for small airport funding
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Subsidies for ten regional airports nationwide, including Hagerstown Regional Airport in western Maryland, may be cut under the bill that extends the operating authority of the FAA.
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TSA nixes naked images from body scanners
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The Transportation Security Administration says it's installing new technology so when a traveler goes through checkpoint security, no image of a naked body will be shown.
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How secure are our airports?
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There have been more than 25,000 security breaches at U.S. airports since November 2001.
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Al Qaeda looks to implant bombs in humans
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Airlines are being warned by the government that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans to evade airport security.
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Fourth of July travelers gear up for long holiday weekend
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The rush to get out of town for the Fourth of July weekend has begun, with over 250,000 Washingtonians expected to hit the road.
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MWAA investigates discarded uniforms
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Why was a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority uniform left at a bar in Arlington?
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Baltimore-Washington airport sets more monthly traffic records
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The airport has set monthly passenger traffic records in 21 of the past 22 months and has seen monthly increases every month for over a year.
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TSA to test program to whisk "trusted travelers" through security
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Many air travelers would love to get through security quicker. A new TSA program could make that happen for so-called “trusted travelers.”
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