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Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit at 39,000 ft on Alaska Airlines 737; Crew Subdue Suspect, Charges Filed

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 cruising at 39,000 ft was disrupted when a passenger attempted to open an emergency exit mid-flight; crew restrained the individual and law enforcement has filed charges. The incident prompted onboard chaos and a post‑flight police response.

2025-12-17T07:23:31.965033-08:00

Reuters

TSA moves to terminate CBA covering 47,000 screeners and unveils new labor framework

2025-12-12T14:57:46.352157-08:00

AINonline

U.S. Facial‑Scanning Rule for Air Travel: What Airlines and Airports Need to Know

2025-12-15T16:01:58.853787-08:00

CNBC

NYT: TSA Shared Airline Passenger Data with ICE, Leading to Student's Arrest and Deportation

2025-12-12T13:54:42.218278-08:00

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Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit at 39,000 ft on Alaska Airlines 737; Crew Subdue Suspect, Charges Filed An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 cruising at 39,000 ft was disrupted when a passenger attempted to open an emergency exit mid-flight; crew restrained the individual and law enforcement has filed charges. The incident prompted onboard chaos and a post‑flight police response.

2025-12-17T07:23:31.965033-08:00

Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit at 39,000 ft on Alaska Airlines 737; Crew Subdue Suspect, Charges Filed

AINonline

U.S. Facial‑Scanning Rule for Air Travel: What Airlines and Airports Need to Know A new U.S. facial‑scanning requirement for air travel will obligate carriers and airports to integrate biometric identity checks into passenger processing. This briefing summarizes operator responsibilities, expected operational and data‑handling impacts, and the immediate compliance actions airlines and airport operators should plan for.

2025-12-15T16:01:58.853787-08:00

U.S. Facial‑Scanning Rule for Air Travel: What Airlines and Airports Need to Know

Reuters

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TSA moves to terminate CBA covering 47,000 screeners and unveils new labor framework The Transportation Security Administration has renewed efforts to terminate the 2024 collective bargaining agreement covering roughly 47,000 screeners — a move Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has formalized — and announced a new labor framework effective Jan. 11, 2026. The agency also suspended the union despite a federal judges recognition order.

2025-12-12T14:57:46.352157-08:00

TSA moves to terminate CBA covering 47,000 screeners and unveils new labor framework

CNBC

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NYT: TSA Shared Airline Passenger Data with ICE, Leading to Student's Arrest and Deportation The New York Times reports the Transportation Security Administration provided airline passenger data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a program that led to the Boston arrest and deportation of college student Any Lucía López Belloza to Honduras. The disclosure spotlights passenger-data access and airline data governance.

2025-12-12T13:54:42.218278-08:00

NYT: TSA Shared Airline Passenger Data with ICE, Leading to Student's Arrest and Deportation

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TSA will charge $45 for passengers without REAL ID at security from Feb. 1, 2026 From Feb. 1, 2026, the TSA will offer passengers lacking an acceptable REAL ID the option to pay a $45 on‑the‑spot fee to use its modernized Confirm.ID alternative identity‑verification system at security checkpoints. The policy formalizes a paid compliance pathway and has raised industry concerns amid soft international tourism.

2025-12-05T10:54:18.849966-08:00

TSA will charge $45 for passengers without REAL ID at security from Feb. 1, 2026

Passenger Terminal Today

TSA to charge $45 Confirm.ID fee for travelers without REAL ID, effective Feb. 1, 2026 From Feb. 1, 2026, the TSA will offer passengers who lack an acceptable REAL ID the option to pay a $45 on-the-spot fee to use its modernized Confirm.ID biometric identity-verification system at security checkpoints, formalizing a paid compliance pathway for identity confirmation.

2025-12-05T09:50:54.978158-08:00

TSA to charge $45 Confirm.ID fee for travelers without REAL ID, effective Feb. 1, 2026

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Flights to Reagan National briefly paused after shooting of two National Guard members near White House The FAA said flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were briefly paused Wednesday after two National Guard members were shot near the White House, triggering a law-enforcement security response and temporary ground stops while authorities secured the area and assessed impacts to operations.

2025-11-26T12:52:40.035399-08:00

Flights to Reagan National briefly paused after shooting of two National Guard members near White House

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Shutdown fallout clouds Thanksgiving travel as ATC retirements deepen controller shortage; American readies 1,000+ flights ATC retirements and ongoing controller shortages after the government shutdown leave the Thanksgiving travel outlook uncertain. American Airlines says operations are restored and plans more than 1,000 flights airborne on Dec. 1, while the TSA says it is confident holiday screening will hold up.

2025-11-14T15:29:07.990465-08:00

Shutdown fallout clouds Thanksgiving travel as ATC retirements deepen controller shortage; American readies 1,000+ flights

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Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit at 39,000 ft on Alaska Airlines 737; Crew Subdue Suspect, Charges Filed

TSA moves to terminate CBA covering 47,000 screeners and unveils new labor framework

U.S. Facial‑Scanning Rule for Air Travel: What Airlines and Airports Need to Know

NYT: TSA Shared Airline Passenger Data with ICE, Leading to Student's Arrest and Deportation

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