Press Releases

HORSEHEADS, N.Y.—  Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the federalization of Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM) on Saturday. The Elmira Corning Airport launched under TSA…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –  Transportation Security Administration officers at Yeager Airport stopped a Raleigh County, W.Va., woman with a handgun at the security checkpoint early this morning (Oct. 28). The gun was not loaded. When the TSA officer…

BILLINGS, Montana - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began screening travelers earlier today in a relocated security checkpoint at Billings Logan International Airport (BIL). The new checkpoint, located on the second floor of the…

BILLINGS, Montana - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Billings Logan International Airport (BIL). There are currently immediate openings for full- and part-time positions…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –  A Wayne, W.Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Yeager Airport caught a loaded handgun in the man’s carry-on bag yesterday (Oct. 26). The .40 caliber handgun was loaded…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. —  Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star or flag on their New York state driver’s license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification to…

ROANOKE, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a Georgia man from boarding his flight at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport with a handgun on Monday (Oct. 24). The .22 caliber gun was loaded with eight bullets. It…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Nashville International Airport (BNA) discovered two loaded firearms at security checkpoints Tuesday morning, bringing the total detected…

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. —  Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star or flag on their New York state driver’s license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification…

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. —  Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star or flag on their New York state driver’s license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification…

PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a handgun along with a box of ammunition at the security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 21. The .40 caliber handgun was detected in the…

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Harrisburg International Airport stopped a Harrisburg resident with a handgun in his carry-on bag at the airport security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 21. The 9mm gun was…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Memphis International Airport (MEM) discovered a loaded firearm at a security checkpoints yesterday, bringing the total detected at the airport to a record 68 this year. At…

INDIANAPOLIS – The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Indiana Explosive Detection Canine Program hosted its sixth-annual Multi-Agency K9 Training Event in Avon on Friday. More than 50 handlers and their dogs representing TSA and…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Florida resident from carrying his handgun onto a flight on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The 9mm gun, was not loaded. The catch came just three days…

MILWAUKEE —  Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commemorated the 20th anniversary of the federalization of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) this week by recognizing members of the workforce who have…

PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a fourth gun within a five-day span from Friday, Oct. 14, through Tuesday, Oct. 18. “I don’t know why…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Future guide dogs had an opportunity to explore the Baltimore/Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport terminal including practice going through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint last night so that…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –  A Fayette County, W.Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Yeager Airport caught a loaded handgun in the man’s carry-on bag on Monday, October 17. The .380 caliber…

Passengers across the state of Alabama continue to bring guns to the Transportation Security Administration’s security checkpoints.  Guns are not permitted in carry-on bags. They may only travel in checked baggage and must be declared to the…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a new cybersecurity security directive regulating designated passenger and freight railroad carriers. Today’s announcement demonstrates the…

PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a third gun within a four-day span from Friday, Oct. 14, through Monday, Oct. 17. A loaded .40 caliber handgun was spotted in a…

PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a Pittsburgh, Pa., man on Friday, Oct. 14, and another loaded gun on Saturday, Oct. 15, in the carry-on bag of Colorado man at the…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Texas resident from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight on Sunday, Oct. 16. TSA officers stopped the man when his carry-on bag triggered…

LINTHICUM, Md. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at Baltimore/Washington-Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) is coming across an abundance of prohibited items that travelers are bringing to the security checkpoints,…