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As TSA’s lines grow, agents seek to promote PreCheck

As TSA’s lines grow, agents seek to promote PreCheckTravel professionals have quietly been on the front lines in encouraging clients to enroll in the expedited security screening...

Travelers wait in line for security screening at Seattle-Tacoma Airport in March. Flyers will likely face massive security lines at airports across the country this summer.

Multiple factors have contributed to long airport security linesThe TSA is using tighter screening methods, and security levels have been heightened because of the Islamic State's activity....

TSA vows to alleviate gridlock at airport securityThe agency plans to add security screening staff, increase the number of canine teams and expand enrollment efforts for the...

Split on air traffic control leaves future of FAA funding in limboThe chief congressional proponent of ATC privatization is vowing to press forward with the effort even though the proposal was...

Lawmakers appear to take aim at Norwegian Air with new billH.R. 5090 stipulates that the DOT only issue a foreign carrier permit if doing so would not “undermine labor standards” in the...

Senate overwhelmingly passes FAA reauthorization billThe legislation includes provisions for increased airport security and a requirement that airlines refund baggage fees if the...

Visa reciprocity issue with Europe could have dire consequencesThe European Commission's proposal last week to suspend visa waiver privileges for U.S. travelers due to a visa reciprocity...

In security crackdown, Europe requires airlines to hand over passenger dataThe new directive follows terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels.

WTTC focuses on travel and security in the age of terrorismWTTC CEO David Scowsill called on governments to fight the impulse to close borders and instead to improve international...

It's all in a name changeAnyone who spent time at the World Travel and Tourism Council's Global Summit in Dallas last week would have left with the...

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