Republican Representative Nancy Mace reportedly got into a heated altercation with airport police and TSA agents at Charleston International Airport.

The process of airport security screening got easier for members of a prescreening program, starting Thursday at Newark Airport they can use an eGate biometric reader.

“It’s like having a drought the year after you had a drought,” Greg Raiff, CEO of Elevate Aviation Group, told The Associated Press. Transportation Security Administration worker guides travelers at a security checkpoint in Denver International ...

A total of over 50 cases have been identified in the past three years where airports or airlines violated the Aviation Security Act by failing to properly verify passenger identities or conduct thorough inspections of items.

With the federal government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, air travel has become a high-altitude casualty of political gridlock.

"Due to security" was the FAA's National Airspace System Status explanation for issuing the ground stop for DCA. The ground stop was issued at 1:43 p.m. on Wednesday and was scheduled to stay in place until 3 p.m. The probability of an extension was "medium," according to the FAA.

Tyson Airport are entitled to back pay, but they must rely on their own savings, loans and charity efforts in the meantime.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been warning that travelers will start to see more flight disruptions the longer controllers go without a paycheck.