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January 19, 2013

Overstock CEO Arrested At Airport Carrying Loaded Gun

Sequestration And You- How To Avoid The Delays

So, your elected officials can't do their job properly, but you already knew that. With an all time low approval rating, our lovely congress has failed to stop automatic spending cuts, and those cuts are hitting the FAA hard.

by Jason Rabinowitz

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TSA to Commission Independent Study of X-Ray Body Scanners

The Transportation Security Administration has agreed to fund a study of the health effects of its X-ray body scanners.

by Michael Grabell, ProPublica

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The Ukaegbus in happier times (left, via NYPost.com), an overview of Newark Liberty International Airport (right).

Woman Calls In Airliner Bomb Hoax To Keep Husband From Leaving Her

Marital tip: When you falsely accuse your husband of being a terrorist, he probably isn't coming home to reconcile.

by Matt Molnar

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This TSA sign about snow globes is no longer true, but there are still restrictions. (Photo by Scott Beale via Flickr, CC-BY-NC-ND)

Snow Globe Expert Warns Of TSA Confusion At The Airport

TSA has relaxed their outright ban on snow globes in carry-ons, but a snow globe expert says not so fast.

by Matt Molnar

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Ford Ecoboost 1.0L 3-cylinder engine block in a carry-on. (Photo by Ford)

Ford Demonstrates How To Pack An Engine Block In Your Carry On

From snow globes to cranberry sauce, the TSA has rules prohibiting all sorts of items, but it seems they left engine blocks off the list.

by Matt Molnar

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Delta First Class on the Boeing 757-200 Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren / NYCAviation

Delta Air Lines Domestic First Class Reviewed

By Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren

Always a Kid: First Time On A 747

By Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren

The Fact and Fallacy of the Looming ‘Pilot Shortage’

By Patrick Smith

Thinking Positive About American Airlines’ New Look

By Dan Frommer

Actual photo of me catching up on some sleep before departing on a ferry flight to God-knows-where.

The High Risk Job of a Military Charter Loadmaster

By Phil Derner Jr.

Looking Back: Fueling a Life of Aviation

By Phil Derner Jr.

Ann Coulter is A-Ok Flying With Black Female Pilots…We Think

By Phil Derner Jr.

Aviation Loses a Great Man and a Better Friend

By Phil Derner Jr.

The Plane Spotters Toolkit

By Jason Rabinowitz

The Best Planespotting Photos of 2012

By Phil Derner Jr.

Aviation Photography and Copyright Infringement: Taking a Stand

By Phil Derner Jr.

Photos: First Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 Takes Off

By Phil Derner Jr.

The remnants of Shuttle Columbia rain down over Texas.

10 Years Since Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster: February 1st in Aviation History

By Matt Molnar

Alaska 261 Plunges into Pacific Ocean: January 31st in Aviation History

By Phil Derner Jr.

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: January 28th in Aviation History

By NYCAviation Staff

Happy Birthday Captain Sully! January 23 in Aviation History

By NYCAviation Staff

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