In the News

Fatality:

Dec 26, 2024 USA Today

How did a body end up in the wheel well of United Airlines plane? Here’s what we know so far

“Plenty of questions still remain two days after authorities discovered a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after the aircraft completed a flight from Chicago to Hawaii.”

“The aircraft took off from Chicago O’Hare International Airport and landed Tuesday afternoon at Kahului Airport on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Once it arrived, a body was found in one of the main landing gears, United Airlines previously told USA TODAY.”

 

Shots fired:

Dec 26, 2024 USA Today

4 hurt as shots fired outside restaurant at Phoenix Sky Harbor Terminal 4. What to know

“Three people were shot and a fourth person stabbed as a fight turned violent inside Phoenix Sky Harbor’s Terminal 4 Christmas night, police said.”

“The fight occurred near a restaurant outside the airport’s security checkpoints, Sgt. Mayra Reeson said at a news conference at Terminal 4 at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday.”

Ron Burgundy-style news coverage:

A good day for TV news studios when they can crank out 14 minutes of coverage related to non-terrorists creating disruptions over at the airport:

 

At Oak Bay Starfish, we have been asking for several years now:

What keeps the terrorists of the GWOT from creating a disruption at the back end of the screening line?

Guaranteed: No TV newsperson anywhere will ever ask this question. Americans do not live in a free and honest society.

Imagine the TV newsperson, on camera, escorting the TSA official all the way to the back of the “be sure to arrive early line” and asking what keeps the bad guys from creating a disruption at that point.

“If You See Something, Say Something®” – Just a slogan?

 

Bypassed ID and boarding pass verifications:

Dec 26, 2024 CBS News

Passenger without ticket gets onto Delta flight from Seattle to Honolulu

“The passenger in this week’s incident went through standard security screenings but bypassed the identity verification and boarding status stations and got onto a plane, an Airbus A321neo, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration.”

Reaction mode:

“The flight was delayed 2 hours and 15 minutes while TSA did extra security checks, including rescreening customers. Police said the aircraft was swept by K9 dogs, in addition to areas in the terminal accessed by the unticketed passenger.”

“TSA is still investigating how the would-be stowaway managed to get on the plane without presenting a boarding pass.”

Welcome Home Troops

Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.

Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:

Possibly of interest:

Busiest Air Travel Day – Security Theater

 

 

 

 

 

 

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