airports
Design
San Diego Floating Airport Would Be A City Of Its Own
5:20PM Rosa Golijan | San Diego is in desperate need of a new airport, but no one wants it near their land. The so-obvious-that-you’ll-slap-your-forehead solution? Don’t build it on land; the ocean’s right there. There’s even a plan, but it’s more than an airport. More »
Gadgets
Six Gadgets That Will Make Your Life Easier At Airports
6:00AM Sean Fallon | Much to my dismay, I’ll be spending a lot of time in airports this weekend — so I’ve dug up some products that might make life a little easier on the layover. More »
Random Stuff
Very Stupid UFO Spotted At New York’s JFK Airport
8:00AM Jesus Diaz | As you can hear in this audio record, a Delta pilot spotted a UFO at New York’s JFK airport this Sunday. Allegedly, the object was a “paraglider” who landed illegally, and then took off on a potential collision course. More »
Gadgets
TSA Uses Decoy Luggage To Bust Airline Laptop Thieves
8:20AM Sean Fallon | This is why you don’t check valuables people. A TSA officer and baggage handler working at JFK airport were recently busted stealing a MacBook Air and a T-Mobile Sidekick out of decoy luggage. More »
Gadgets
Clear Fast Track Airport Security Is No More
6:29PM John Herrman | Allowing people to quickly hop through airport security with a TSA-verified biometric “fast passes,” Clear had great idea on their hands. Sadly, as of yesterday, their freeflowing security lanes will be closed. More »
Phones
IPhone Saves Man From Power-Hungry TSA Goon Squad
1:00AM Jack Loftus | We’re just hearing about it now, but back in March a quick-thinking air traveler took advantage of a dim-witted TSA official who had let that fancy little patch they wear go to his head. Weapon of choice? An iPhone. More »
Gadgets
Why Medical Checkpoints Will Never Save Us From Apocalypse
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | This—border entry and exit checkpoints with thermoscan controls—is how your airport will look in a few years. If you are lucky. Swine Flu or not, this is our future. Or maybe it’ll be even worse: More »
Cameras
TSA to Transition From Metal Detectors to Whole Body Scanners
9:00AM Mark Wilson | While the TSA introduced whole body scanners as a means to search passengers posing a greater security risk (like those who set off metal detectors), they now plan to use the invasive technology on everyone. More »
Gadgets
Seattle-Tacoma Airport Using Radar and Pyrotechnics to Keep Birds off the Runway
10:00AM Adrian Covert | In the wake of the aeroplane crash landing in NYC’s Hudson River, CNN has an interesting article about the Seattle-Tacoma Airport spending $US250,000 yearly to prevent the same bird strikes that caused last month’s incident. More »
Vehicles
