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JFK Airport (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

FAA Fines Port Authority $3.5 Million Over Safety Violations At NY-Area Airports

The violations occurred at JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Teterboro airports from Dec. 2010-June 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

2013/04/08

Passport Control Station at Newark Liberty International Airport (file / credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

New Jersey Members Of Congress Decry Sequester’s Impact On Air Travel

“If you think there were long lines before, you’re not going to be able to imagine what it’s going to be when we have the furloughs,” the Transportation Security Administration’s Justin Bourque told WCBS 880 reporter Peter Haskell.

2013/03/01

Departure board at LaGuardia Airport (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Sequester Likely To Make Air Travel An Even Bigger Headache

Air travel could become the human face of the sequester, with long delays expected at big airports and an effect also likely on smaller airports.

2013/02/28

Police Search Plane At Newark Airport After Passenger Reports Finding Shell Casing On Board

Passengers on board United flight 29 from London had no idea what was going on when police cleared and searched the plane on arrival in Newark.

2013/02/16

A United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner (file / credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

United Airlines Axing 472 Employees At Newark Liberty International Airport

The employees include cargo agents, customer service agents and customer service coordinators. Those who move cargo between airplanes and cargo facilities will not be affected.

2013/01/15

Board Shows LaGuardia Delays (credit: Ginny Kosola/WCBS 880)

Wet, Windy Weather Across Tri-State Causes Outages, Holiday Travel Delays

Winter got off to a wet and windy start across the Tri-State area Friday, causing power outages, flooding roads and delaying holiday travelers.

2012/12/21

A security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

25 TSA Screeners At Newark Airport Being Fired; 19 Suspended

Twenty-five TSA screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport were given pink slips Friday following an investigation into improper screening of checked luggage at the airport.

2012/10/19

Bimbo Olumuyiwa Oyewoleknown (credit: CBS 2)

Sources: Newark Security Guard Accused Of Using Dead Man’s ID Now Person Of Interest In Unsolved Murder

For the past 17 years, Oyewole, 54, has sailed through background checks by the Port Authority using the name Jerry Thomas, police said. Thomas was murdered in Queens on July 20, 1992.

2012/05/15

Airport Security (file / credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

TSA, Port Authority Blame Each Other For Newark Airport Evacuation

The Transportation Security Administration said the Port Authority overreacted when it evacuated a terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport Friday.

2012/04/27

TSA Testing Out New Speedy Screening Process At JFK Terminal 8

Some flyers Wednesday morning were floating on air at American Airlines’ Terminal 8 screening. They left on their shoes, belts, and jackets, they didn’t have to open their bags, and they breezed through security.

2012/02/29

A Boeing 747-8 at Paine Field - Everett, WA - Mar 20, 2011 (credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

FAA Grants Waiver Allowing Boeing 747-8 At Newark Airport

The biggest airliner Boeing has ever built could soon be coming to Newark Liberty International Airport.

2011/12/14

Traffic Congestion (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Millions Hitting The Roads, Skies On Busiest Travel Day Of The Year

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it expects more than 5 million people will be using its bridges, tunnels, trains and airports over the holiday weekend.

2011/11/23

Airport Security (file / credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

TSA: Thanksgiving Travel Should Be Easier

Children 12 and under and seniors 75 and older are less likely to be subjected to invasive pat-downs at Newark Liberty International Airport. This is good news, as the Thanksgiving getaway is only two days away.

2011/11/21

NJ TRANSIT Ticket Machine (credit: CBS 2)

Commuters Can Use Smartphones To Buy Tickets After NJ TRANSIT Partners With Google Wallet

Instead of digging cash out of your wallet to buy train or bus tickets NJ TRANSIT commuters will now be able to use their smartphones to just tap and pay.

2011/10/19

Napolitano: TSA To Back Off Screening Children Under 12 At Airports

You’ve seen the videos. Pat-downs of children have led to a nationwide debate on security screening at airports. Now, the government is changing the rules for kids.

2011/09/13

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