Airports

Science

12 Floating Airports That Turn City Skylines And Rivers Into Landing Strips

8:00PM February 4, 2012 | Oobject.com

Whether sitting atop the Hudson or drifting just above a skyscraper, these conceptual floating airports put landing strips where they’re needed most: in the middle of bustling metropoleis. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 of the best. More »


Science

This Scanner Could Let You Fly With Liquids Again

2:00AM January 22, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

After terrorists tried to fly with liquid explosives back in 2006, air travellers have been limited to bringing only small bottles onto planes. But that inconvenience could soon be gone if Cobalt’s new laser scanners start appearing at airport security checkpoints. More »


Geek Out

10 Craziest Things Caught At US Airports In 2011

1:00PM January 6, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released a list of the worst/best/most crazy things caught by their airport agents, including a whooping 1200 loaded firearms. I picked my favourite top 10 because theirs is wrong. More »


Cameras

I Can’t Look At These Warped Airport Photos Without Getting Dizzy

10:41AM December 21, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Relying on satellite imagery collected from the internet instead of a camera, artist Hubert Blanz created these mind-bending images of airports for his X-planation collection. I rarely get motion sick, but browsing through these images makes me want to puke. More »


News

Skype Is Giving Away Free Wi-Fi In US Airports For The Holidays

6:09AM December 20, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

Skype’s got a gift for all of you holiday travellers. From December 21st through December 27th Skype will be offering free wireless internet in more than 60 airports through Skype Wi-Fi. So when you inevitably miss your connection, you’ll at least have something to do. More »


News

Insider: $US56 Billion Later, Airport Security Is Junk

3:20AM December 7, 2011 | Spencer Ackerman - Wired

The Department of Homeland Security in the US has spent billions since 9/11 trying to keep dangerous people and dangerous explosives off aeroplanes, and treating air travellers like potential terrorists in the process. But according to a former security adviser to a leading airline, the terrorists have changed the game — and the government hasn’t yet caught on. More »


News

TSA Could Skip Independent Backscatter Tests

1:40AM November 18, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Backscatter X-ray machines may or may not be carcinogenic. The European Union isn’t taking any chances, but the TSA is so confident in their safety that it likely won’t conduct the additional tests it promised the US Senate. More »


Geek Out

The Craziest Engineering Project Since The Pyramids Is In England

2:00AM November 4, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

This is the Thames Hub airport, part of a $US80 billion project that would include a railway terminal connecting to England and Europe through high speed trains, huge depots and a port. More »


News

Did The TSA Ignore Early X-Ray Scanner Cancer Risks?

1:00AM November 3, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates medical technology, has long opposed large-scale X-ray machine deployment, arguing that people shouldn’t be irradiated without a direct medical benefit. So how did 250 X-ray “backscatter” scanners, which potentially increase cancer rates, land in American airports? Because the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) insists they’re safe. More »


News

Proof That There Is Such Thing As An Extremely Nice TSA Agent

11:20AM October 5, 2011 | Casey Chan

Was it rude of me to assume that all TSA agents were baby-eating, power-tripping arseholes who were put on earth to make your life miserable? Whoops! Turns out they’re not all like that. In fact, some of them can even be extremely helpful and go beyond the call of duty to make your life easier. WHAT!? More »