Parts of Newark Liberty International Airport closed AGAIN

Newark, New Jersey - Parts of Newark Liberty International Airport were closed again this week due to a security breach, the second security snafu in six weeks. A passenger was flagged for having suspicious objects in his carry-on bag but a Transportation Security Administration spokesman said that agents stopped the wrong passenger for rescreening and the passenger with the suspicious objects got away. ---...More

FAA Lets Southwest Fly With Unauthorized Parts

Washington DC - Dozens of Southwest Airlines planes continue to operate even though federal investigators discovered last month that they were using unauthorized parts. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the airline to fix the problem and gave Southwest until Tuesday to replace the parts on more than 80 of its jets. The airline filed for and received extension to finish the job and now has until Dec. 24. ...More