U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

By Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
Changes to security have come in fits and starts, with slow rollouts in some regions of new screening equipment to replace older technology.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The program was launched last summer in partnership with US Customs and Border Protection and the UK government.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
The U.S. Congress has reached a deal to end the shutdown of DHS, which includes TSA, the agency responsible for most U.S. airport security screening.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The Senate passed a bill to fund most of DHS, including TSA, just hours after Trump said he would bypass Congress to order payment of TSA security officers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Trump said he will instruct DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to “immediately pay” Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, bypassing Congress.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker, David Casey, Aaron Karp
Editors discuss how the world’s airlines are adapting to airspace and airport closures, record high oil prices, a fatal crash in the U.S. and TSA chaos.
Window Seat Podcast

By Aaron Karp
The head of TSA says the partial shutdown of DHS, which has now reached 40 days, “significantly undermines the security of the U.S. transportation system.”
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Markwayne Mullin has been sworn in as DHS secretary, taking over a federal department in the midst of a partial shutdown resulting in major airport disruption.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
As TSA officers continue working without pay during the partial U.S. government shutdown, Delta has suspended specialty airport service for members of Congress.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
ICE agents began deploying to U.S. airports at the direction of President Donald Trump as extensive lines at TSA checkpoints disrupt airport operations.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick
President Trump says he may deploy ICE agents to airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The fallout from the latest U.S. government shutdown, which affects just one federal agency, the Department of Homeland Security, will likely only get worse.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International said around a third of the airport’s TSA checkpoint officers did not report to work on March 18.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
U.S. airlines have navigated significant fallout from political stalemate—and the upcoming spring break travel period is no different.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS) has reinstated Global Entry, after suspending the trusted traveler program amid the partial government shutdown.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
But questions remain over whether Kristi Noem moved too fast in implementing the changes.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The U.S. Global Entry expedited customs clearance service remains halted, per a Feb. 22 order from the U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
In the U.S. northeast, high winds and large volumes of snow prompted carriers to temporarily suspend operations at affected airports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
DFW's CEO says the One-Stop Security pilot program, allowing connecting international passengers to bypass security re-screening, has proven successful at DFW.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The partial shutdown of the U.S. Homeland Security Department has raised concerns that delays at security checkpoints could lead to disruptions in air travel.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
TSA plans to significantly expand its Pre-Check Touchless ID program, which allows passengers to move through checkpoints using biometric facial recognition as their sole form of identification.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The latest news on airports globally, with updates on financing, infrastructure expansion and sustainability initiatives.
Airports & Networks

George Novak
Even as parts of government sit idle, the conversations between industry and regulators continue—the quiet work that keeps planes flying and commerce moving.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The FAA and U.S. DOT list of 40 airports to be affected as of Nov. 7 by schedule cuts include essentially all of America's largest and busiest airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The ongoing US government shutdown is putting aviation safety at risk as air traffic controllers and TSA staff work unpaid.
Air Transport