transportation security administration
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10th Circuit agrees Frontier must pay TSA for security fees
Frontier Airlines must pay nearly $5.4 million to the Transportation Security Administration after it improperly held onto security-related fees paid by certain customers, the federal appeals court in Denver ruled on Monday. The TSA argued that federal law and regulations permit refunds of a ticket-based security fee to be paid to only two recipients: the…
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Denver International Airport makes slight changes to security checkpoints
Slight changes to Denver International Airport’s security checkpoints began on Wednesday and aim to alleviate long lines. The airport in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration added a limited number of TSA PreCheck lanes at the south security checkpoint and standard security at the north checkpoint, according to a news release. “The additional lanes will…
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US aviation system is showing strains from shutdown; worse is ahead, say Colorado experts
The partial government shutdown is starting to strain the national aviation system, with unpaid security screeners staying home, air-traffic controllers suing the government and safety inspectors off the job. Jeffrey Price, an aviation-security consultant and a professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, expects more Transportation Security Administration agents will fail to show up, creating…
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Denver airport first to use new TSA full-body scanner
Transportation Security Administration at Denver International Airport is using a new technology that allows travelers to keep their hands at their side when screened at security checkpoints. The Colorado Sun reports that airport CEO Kim Day says DIA is the first in the country to pilot the technology. The new scanner uses the same basic…
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Rep. Lori Saine spends night in jail, could face more time over gun at the airport
Colorado state Rep. Lori Saine’s passion for gun rights and how a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol in carry-on bag at Denver’s airport could land her behind bars – again. Denver police spokesman Gregory Zimmerman said Wednesday the Weld County Republican “knowingly brought the handgun to the checkpoint.” Knowingly? Police aren’t elaborating. Saine spent the night…
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DIA CEO: Cooperation, federal funding key to airport security
Airport security nationwide can improve, if the major airports work cooperatively with private sector companies – and federal funding is made available – the CEO of Denver International Airport recently told U.S. Senate members. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., introduced Kim Day at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee hearing to consider how to improve the Transportation…