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United Airlines Spain flight returns to Newark after Bluetooth device name sparks security scare
A Bluetooth name grounded a Spain flight. United Flight 236 shows how tiny digital signals can trigger major aviation-security disruption.
Frontier Airlines flight 4765 deplaned in Denver after ammunition magazine found on aircraft
A magazine on a Frontier aircraft forced rescreening in Denver. The harder question is how a law enforcement item may have stayed onboard.
Live bomb found in Marine’s bag at Palm Springs Airport — bomb squad detonates in desert
Ryan Weaver, Palm Springs International Airport, Transportation Security Administration, Riverside County Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Palm Springs Police Department, Riverside County District Attorney, Henderson Texas, Gene Autry Trail, Marine Corps, California
DHS shutdown set to drag on as House sends Senate a bill Democrats vow to block
The US House passed a 60-day DHS funding bill on 28 March 2026, but Senate Democrats declared it dead on arrival as Congress left for a two-week recess with no deal in sight.
Trump orders DHS to pay TSA workers as partial government shutdown sets new record
Trump announced an executive order directing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay TSA officers as the partial shutdown passed 40 days with no deal in sight.
Trump escalates DHS standoff with ICE airport threat ahead of Monday deadline
Trump threatens ICE deployment at US airports as TSA staffing shortages worsen during the DHS shutdown's sixth week. Democrats block funding for the fifth time.
Storms, TSA shutdown and spring break collide: 12,000 US flights hit in single day
More than 12,100 US flights were canceled or delayed on March 16, 2026, as major storms and a TSA staffing crisis from the government shutdown hit airports nationwide.
Is this the future of travel? Incheon and Smiths Detection just changed airport security forever
Find out how Smiths Detection and Incheon Airport are transforming global aviation with a first-of-its-kind cross-border baggage screening system.