Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 26/03/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Homeland Security Advisory System Enter any airport in the United States and somewhere you will see a sign with five colours (red at the top green at the bottom) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) logo.   These five colours indicate the Department…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 24/03/2009 – How Can Guns Get Stolen From Check Baggage & Go Unnoticed? Last week it was reported that law enforcement has busted a theft rings at St. Louis’ Lambert International Airport (STL). This theft ring was made up of a handful of contractors working for Delta Airlines, and as…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 12/02/2009 – TSA’s New Encrypted Boarding Pass Bar Code : Didn’t I Discuss This In Detail Last October? A few days ago the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) made it widely known that they would begin purchasing 2,300 electronic boarding pass scanners to be deployed to each airport checkpoint throughout the…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 3/02/2009 – Congress Approves TSA To Purchase US Made Uniforms…WHAT? Sometimes there seems to be a mismatch in politics and the core Mission of Transportation Security’s (TSA) role in protecting the travelling public in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration has a clearly defined Mission. …
Web: www.comeflywithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 2/02/2009 – UPDATED : TSA Carry-On Baggage Allowances For Photographers As a traveling professional photographer I know all to well the frustrations of wanting to bring all my equipment on board, only to face to the reality that something will need to be checked under the aircraft. Over the past…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/01/2009 – TSA Screeners Leave Airports For The Super Bowl You’re flight has landed, you’ve got your rolling bag full of bodies at your side, your long lens case arrived on the baggage carousel without incident and you’re headed off to The Super Bowl. Fans and photographers alike will arrive…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 23/01/2009 – The TSA Gets A New Boss : Will We See A New TSA? On the 20th of January 2009, with the swearing in of a new United States President, Kip Hawley bid his position at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ‘Chief’ farewell. Kip Hawley caught a lot of…
Web: www.comeflywithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 5/1/2009 – Stopped From Bringing Carry-On Baggage Through Security : Who Are These Guards Telling You Your Carry-On Bag Is Not Allowed? Increasingly flying photogs are encountering inconsistent carry on baggage regulations. These inconsistencies are confusing, frustrating and do further harm to the perception that the airlines just don’t value…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 25/11/2008 – The No Fly List. The TSA. The Glaring Problems Highlighted By A Four Year Old. There have been many famous cases of prominent people having their names placed on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) No Fly List (NFL). The most famous of these gaffs by the…
