Pennsylvania March 3, 2023 Ground stop at University Park Airport over suspicious item, over 100 passengers bussed to nearby Penn State A ground stop was issued Friday afternoon for security reasons at a regional airport a new miles from Penn State University. Around 100 passengers were evacuated.
Weather March 2, 2023 Texas, Louisiana slammed by hurricane-force winds, tornadoes Tornadoes and winter storms touched down in Texas and Louisiana Thursday, leaving thousands without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
Massachusetts March 2, 2023 Feds investigate recent close calls, turbulence in commercial flights Federal officials are investigating near-collisions between planes in Boston and Texas, as well as other reported close calls and turbulence issues.
Pennsylvania March 2, 2023 Pennsylvania man carrying explosives in airport luggage held without bail Marc Muffley of Lansford, Pennsylvania is being held without bail after admitting to packing explosives in his luggage for an Orlando-bound Allegiant flight.
Airports February 24, 2023 Mesa Airlines pilot aborts landing at Los Angeles-area airport after close call with departing jet A Mesa Airlines pilot discontinued a landing and flew around the Hollywood Burbank Airport on Wednesday after realizing a SkyWest Airlines flight was taking off on the same runway.
High School February 21, 2023 Pennsylvania high school student arrested after Airdropping bomb threat during American Airlines flight A Pennsylvania high school student is in custody and has been charged after sending an Apple Airdrop threat while on board a flight that forced passengers off the airplane in Texas.
Middle East February 21, 2023 Traffic at Dubai's airport still under pre-pandemic levels even after doubling last year Airport traffic in Dubai still remains an issue and has yet to fully recover from the COVID pandemic, even after it doubled last year to 66 million passengers in 2022.
California February 20, 2023 California fire causes outages at Oakland International Airport, leaves 50K customers without power A fire at a power substation in California left an airport and 50,000 residents without power. The fire caused power outages in Oakland and Alameda.
Second Amendment February 20, 2023 US airport security intercepts record 6,542 guns in 2022 A record 6,542 guns were found by Transportation Security Administration workers at airports across the country last year, as more and more Americans carry firearms.
Louisiana February 19, 2023 New Orleans man stopped from carrying AR and 163 rounds of ammunition onto flight TSA agents at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport stopped a man from carrying a loaded AR rifle with 163 rounds of ammunition, onto a plane.
Chicago February 17, 2023 Days ahead of tight re-election bid, Chicago mayor cracks down on airport homeless encampments After the matter drew attention from national and social media, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot discussed the homeless encampments at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Thursday.