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Bank robber foiled at Gatwick Airport

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Gatwick Airport was the scene of a brief flurry of drama on Monday when British police arrested a woman there who was suspected of robbing a bank after conducting a Europe-wide search to find her. Sara Drage, a 23-year-old woman from Eastbourne, was arrested at Gatwick Airport on Monday on accusations

by Jennifer Jones  May 22nd, 2007

Two days of evacuations at LAX

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Passengers using Los Angeles International Airport were evacuate on Thursday for the second straight day in a row due to security concerns. The alert was triggered by something found in a piece of luggage. The item in question turned out to be a sprinkler pipe. The sprinkler pipe was responsible for

by Andrew Mayer  May 18th, 2007

Lakefront Airport: is it safe?

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Since Hurricane Katrina took out the control tower at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, things haven’t quite been the same.  Specifically, there have been a number of near-accidents, causing air traffic controllers and pilots alike to worry about safety ...

by Jennifer Jones  May 17th, 2007

Coalition calls for even more security in the US

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The Star.com recently released an article detailing the security situation in some airports prior to the Air India explosion in 1985. In particular, the article draws attention to more than 70 warnings which were not heeded. Now, the Coalition for Luggage Security (CLS) is issuing those warnings again and begging

by Charlotte Fellows  May 14th, 2007