Press Releases

LOS ANGELES - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) honored the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) with the prestigious Gold Standard Award today, one of only six transit agencies nationwide to receive this…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a passenger from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane on Tuesday. During the month of May TSA officers have detected six firearms at security checkpoints at Boston Logan…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a local man from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight on Tuesday, May 31. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 10 bullets. TSA officers stopped…

MISSOULA, Montana – To coincide with the opening of the new airport terminal at Missoula International Airport (MSO), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed certification on a fully automated Checked Baggage Inspection System…

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Residents of the Lehigh Valley and surrounding region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at Lehigh Valley International Airport from June 6 to 17, where…

DULLES, Va. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Culpeper, Va., man from bringing a loaded revolver onto his flight on Tuesday, May 31. The .38 caliber handgun was…

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Raleigh County Memorial Airport prevented an Alabama man from carrying his handgun onto a flight on Thursday, May 26. The .380 caliber handgun was not loaded. TSA officers stopped…

PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport prevented Westmoreland County, Pa., resident from bringing his loaded handgun onto a flight on Friday, May 27. The 9mm handgun was loaded with…

PITTSBURGH – An individual who works at Pittsburgh International Airport was stopped with a loaded handgun when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected the gun in the man’s backpack when he reported to work on Sunday, May 30…

DULLES, Va. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Fauquier County, Va., woman from bringing a handgun and ammunition onto her flight on Friday, May 27. The 9mm handgun…

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a Petersburg, Va., woman from carrying her handgun onto a flight on Sunday, May 29. The 9mm caliber handgun was loaded with eight bullets,…

NEWARK, N.J.— An Ocean County, N.J., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight on Friday, May 27, at Newark Liberty International Airport. It…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped two more passengers within 24-hours from carrying loaded firearms onto an airplane. TSA has now detected five firearms in the past week at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS…

BALTIMORE, Md. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in collaboration with the State of Maryland and Apple, deployed a new technology that allows airline passengers to…

NEW YORK-- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying this summer out of the three major airports in the New York City region—John F. Kennedy International, Newark…

OMAHA, Ne --Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials are concerned about the frequency that they are seeing travelers carry handguns to security checkpoints at airports in Nebraska airports to include, Eppley Airfield (OMA), Lincoln…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped another passenger from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane on Monday. This was third firearm detected by TSA in less than a week at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS…

ELMIRA, N.Y. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM) prevented a Florida resident from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight on Sunday, May 22. The 9mm handgun was loaded with nine…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Massachusetts resident from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight on Sunday, May 22.     The 9mm handgun was loaded…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Travelers who are scheduled to depart in the early morning at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) are strongly advised to arrive at the airport two hours before their scheduled departure due to the increase in early morning…

PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport prevented an Allegheny County, Pa., resident from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight early this morning, Monday, May 23. The .380 caliber…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped another passenger from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane on Thursday. This was second firearm detected by TSA in two days at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).…

PORTLAND, Maine – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) throughout Maine airports is prepared for a busy summer travel season. TSA anticipates passenger volumes in Maine could match and possibly exceed those of 2019. Nationwide TSA…

ALLENTOWN, Pa. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Lehigh Valley International Airport as travel volume picks up this month and into the…

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport as travel volume picks up this month and…