Newark Liberty Airport

A Boeing 767 of Polish LOT airlines makes an emergency landing at Warsaw airport, Poland,Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Pilot Pulls Off Dramatic Landing On Newark-Poland Flight

The LOT Boeing 767 carrying 231 people made a belly landing in Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin International airport after its landing gear failed to deploy.

2011/11/01

Jill Filipovic says she opened her baggage in Dublin Monday morning to find this note reading: Get Your Freak On Girl." (credit: Jill Filipovic)

TSA Agent Who Left Racy Note In Blogger’s Luggage To Be Fired

Previously the TSA announced it was removing the worker from screening operations. Now the agency says it has apologized to blogger Jill Filipovic and is sacking the worker.

2011/10/28

TSA: Worker Who Wrote ‘Freak On’ Note No Longer Checking Baggage

According to a post on its blog, the TSA says the “individual was immediately removed from screening operations and appropriate disciplinary action has been initiated.”

2011/10/26

Brooklyn Woman Finds Suggestive TSA Note In Luggage Containing Vibrator

The much-maligned TSA apparently has a sense of humor or an unrivaled ability to “freak” somebody out depending on your perspective.

2011/10/24

Newark Airport To Get New Body Scan Technology

Travelers passing through Newark Liberty Airport soon will feel a little less exposed.

2011/09/02

LaGuardia Airport on Saturday, August 27, 2011, as Hurricane Irene heads To Tri-State (credit: CBS 2)

Hurricane Irene Forces New York-Area Airports To Close, Grounds Thousands Of Flights

Airlines are scrapping more than 9,000 flights this weekend from North Carolina to Boston, grounding passengers as Irene sweeps up the East Coast. There were more than 3,600 cancellations on Saturday alone.

2011/08/27

Family Fined $300 For Having Apple, Tomato, 3 Cucumbers In Backpack At Newark Liberty

A Florida family of four visiting relatives in New Jersey got an unwelcome surprise at the Customs gate — all because of some forgotten fruit and vegetables. The oversight was an expensive one that has the family fuming.

2011/08/11

Newark Liberty Airport (credit: Getty Images)

Report: Some Newark Liberty Airport Screeners Engage In Racial Profiling

Federal officials took steps to retrain a special unit of screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport after allegations arose that some were frequently engaging in racial profiling, according to a published report.

2011/06/12

Sentencing Delayed For Ex-TSA Supervisor Accused Of Stealing From Newark Liberty Passengers

Sentencing has been postponed for a former security supervisor at Newark Liberty International Airport who accepted bribes and kickbacks from a subordinate who stole money from passengers during screenings.

2011/05/24

Newark Liberty International Airport (credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Feds: Newark Liberty Most Expensive Airport In Nation

The federal Transportation Statistics Bureau said Atlantic City International Airport offered the lowest average domestic fares.

2011/05/05

New TSA Head At Newark Airport Vows Top-Down Review

Donald Drummer recently spent 19 hours in the airport’s terminals observing the operations firsthand.

2011/04/29

TSA Launches Investigation Of Security Breaches At Newark Liberty

Three breaches in just five days involved passengers slipping through security without being fully screened.

2011/04/27

Newark Liberty Airport Suffers 3 Security Breaches In 5 Days

It’s a security nightmare. There have been three security breaches at Newark Liberty Airport in the last five days with the most recent incident coming Tuesday morning.

2011/04/26