Press Releases

OAKLAND, Calif. – In what is expected to be the busiest summer travel season ever nationwide, officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Alameda County Sheriff’…

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration today announced the expansion of its TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program to include British Airways. Today’s announcement brings the number of airlines participating in TSA Pre✓® to…

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing for another record-breaking travel season this summer, as 243 million passengers and crew are projected to pass through security checkpoints nationwide between Memorial Day…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a semi-automatic handgun at one of the airport’s checkpoints this morning, marking the second gun caught at…

LINTHICUM, MD. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a handgun at one of the airport’s checkpoints today.   The traveler, a resident of York, Pa., was…

SALISBURY, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Salisbury Regional Airport stopped a Wicomico County. Maryland, woman with a loaded handgun as she was escorting her child through the airport’s checkpoint.The Salisbury, Maryland,…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Transportation Security Administration officers working at the Louisville International Airport (SDF) checkpoint screened 11,099 passengers Sunday, May 6.Travelers returning from the 2018 Kentucky Derby contributed to the highest…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Hopewell, Virginia, woman was arrested at Richmond International Airport on Monday, May 7, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded semi…

BENNER TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The number of passengers expected to fly this summer is expected to exceed last year’s record-breaking numbers with more than 2.5 million passengers per day expected to pass through Transportation Security Administration…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a North Carolina man from bringing a loaded handgun on board a plane at a Charlotte Douglas International Airport checkpoint. The incident occurred this morning…

Destin, Fla. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants to remind travelers of new security procedures ahead of the busy summer travel period to make any trip through the airport as efficient and comfortable as possible. Destin-Fort…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Louisville International Airport would like to remind passengers to expect higher than usual passenger volume this weekend as travelers return home from the 2018 Kentucky Derby.…

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration today announced the expansion of its TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program to six additional international carriers. The six new partnering airlines are Air Serbia, Condor Airlines, Porter…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – On Monday, April 30, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm in a carry-on bag at the security screening checkpoint at the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID).    TSA found the firearm…

WASHINGTON — The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) announced last week that the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Instagram account has won three 2018 Webby Awards. …

First gun caught at the airport in 2018EAST ELMHURST, N.Y. – A Texas man who drove to the New York area, was trying to fly home when a Transportation Security Administration officer caught the man with a handgun in his carry-on bag at LaGuardia…

Man cited by the police on a weapons violationNORFOLK, Va.—A man was caught by the Transportation Security Administration with a loaded gun at a Norfolk International Airport checkpoint early this morning, April 27.The 9 mm handgun was loaded with…

BALTIMORE – The number of passengers expected to fly this summer is expected to exceed last year’s record-breaking numbers with more than 2.5 million passengers per day expected to pass through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints…

Grand Rapids, Mich. – Alert TSA officers at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) discovered a loaded firearm at the security checkpoint on Wednesday morning.The loaded .22 caliber High Standard firearm was discovered on Wednesday, April 25.…

MINNEAPOLIS – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding several Fast Track hiring events this week to recruit full- and part-time Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP…

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today highlighted security procedures ahead of the busy Carnival travel period and reminded travelers to keep in mind the following advice to help make their trip…

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) set another screening record during the 2018 spring travel period, March 15 through April 15, with more than 72…

Moline, Ill. – TSA officers at the Quad City International Airport (MLI) discovered a firearm at the security checkpoint Sunday evening.The 9 mm HK-Heckler & Koch USP firearm was discovered Sunday, April 22. TSA officers spotted the firearm in…

Windsor Locks, Conn. – Alert TSA officers at Bradley International Airport (BDL) discovered a loaded firearm at the security checkpoint Monday morning.The .40 caliber Sig Sauer firearm was discovered Monday, April 23, with a bullet in the chamber.…

LINTHICUM, Md. – A York County, Pennsylvania, man was arrested at the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on Saturday, April 21, after a Transportation Security Administration officer caught the man trying to bring a…