Press Releases

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a man who tried to bring an antique gun that he said that he inherited from his grandfather through a security checkpoint at Boston Logan International Airport checkpoint on Christmas.…

PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport caught a record-breaking 35th gun at the security checkpoint yesterday, December 23.A Marion County, West Virginia, man was caught trying to bring a 9…

NEW YORK – The number of passengers expected to fly this holiday through LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International and John F. Kennedy International Airports is expected to be high and those travelers need to be well-prepared for arrival at the…

WINDSOR LOCKS, Ct. – The number of passengers expected to fly this holiday through Bradley International Airport is expected to be high and those travelers need to be well-prepared for arrival at the airport. Travelers are advised to arrive at the…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.— The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now offering the use of “blended lanes” at select airports nationwide, to include Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA). Blended lanes provides TSA Pre✓®…

WASHINGTON - As part of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) ongoing effort to raise the baseline of global aviation security, TSA recently signed a Joint Statement of Intent with South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and…

WARWICK, RI – The number of passengers expected to fly this holiday through T.F. Green Airport is expected to be high and those travelers need to be well-prepared for arrival at the airport. Travelers are advised to arrive at the security checkpoint…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration expects another high volume period for the upcoming holiday season. Between Dec. 19 and Jan. 5, TSA estimates 42 million passengers will travel through security screening checkpoints nationwide…

SYRACUSE, NY – An Oneida County, New York, woman was caught by Transportation Security Administration officers with a .32 caliber handgun loaded with three bullets in her carry-on bag on Wednesday, December 18, at Syracuse-Hancock International…

WARWICK,  RI –A Providence County, Rhode Island, man was stopped yesterday (December 17) after Transportation Security Administration officers at T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) caught him with a .22 caliber handgun along with a magazine…

ARLINGTON, VA – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Metro (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) are partnering to test new security technology intended to protect riders by detecting potential explosive devices and other…

CASPER– The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) begins offering Blended Lanes at Casper/Natrona County International Airport (CPR). Blended Lanes provides TSA Pre✓® screening to confirmed TSA Pre✓® individuals and their accessible property…

PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport have stopped two guns from getting past checkpoints and onto airplanes in the last two days.A woman was caught with a .38 caliber handgun loaded…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now offering the use of “blended lanes” at all six airports in Maine. Blended lanes provides TSA Pre✓® screening to confirmed TSA Pre✓® individuals and their accessible…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today the expansion of its TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program with the addition of Alitalia Airlines and Qantas Airways. These two airlines bring the total number of TSA Pre…

BILLINGS, Mont. - Just in time for the holiday travel season, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it now offers blended lanes at 13 airports in Montana. Blended lanes provide TSA Pre✓® screening to eligible travelers and…

BISMARCK, N.D. – Just in time for the holiday travel season, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it now offers blended lanes at eight airports in North Dakota. Blended lanes provide TSA Pre✓® screening to eligible…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska– Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today reminded Alaska residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, all travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now offering the use of “blended lanes” at all seven airports in West Virginia. Blended lanes provides TSA Pre✓® screening to confirmed TSA Pre✓® individuals and their…

BOSTON--The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now offering the use of “blended lanes” at airports in Massachusetts. Blended lanes provides TSA Pre✓® screening to confirmed TSA Pre✓® individuals and their…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) have now caught 27 guns at the airport’s checkpoints, surpassing the record set in 2017.  The 27th gun caught…

PORTLAND – The number of passengers expected to fly this holiday season is expected to be record-breaking, with millions of passengers and crew members traveling through security screening checkpoints nationwide. Travelers flying from Portland…

ALBANY, NY – A Troy, New York, man was caught bringing a loaded handgun to the checkpoint at Albany International Airport on Sunday, December 8. Transportation Security Administration officers caught the man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with seven…

ARLINGTON, VA —  The Transportation Security Administration teams at Washington Dulles International Airport and Richmond International Airport each set records for the most passengers and crew members screened in a single day at their…

PORTLAND, ME – The Transportation Security Administration caught an Androscoggin County, Maine, man at the Portland International Jetport checkpoint this afternoon (Dec. 10) with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 12 bullets, including one in the chamber…