Tag: Transportation Security Administration
Thanksgiving travel rush begins with weather affecting the Northeast
The late crush of holiday travelers is picking up steam, with about 2.7 million people expected to board flights on Wednesday and millions more...
Biometric identity verification units arrive at T.F. Green’s main terminal
WARWICK – State aviation officials and representatives from Clear Secure Inc. held a ribbon cutting Tuesday at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport to...
R.I. airport passenger volume growing, but is it enough?
Things are looking up at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport with passenger counts climbing as the summer tourism season arrives and a $4.5...
New security scanners being installed at T.F. Green Airport
WARWICK – The Transportation Security Administration will install new, state-of-the-art scanners at the security checkpoint at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport beginning on...
CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit for 15 days...
Travel sector sell-off, airlines, cruises, hotels tumble
Air travel in the United States hit another pandemic-era record over the weekend as vacationers jammed airports, but shares of airlines, cruise lines, hotels...
$58B airline bailout is troubling for T.F. Green Airport
T.F. Green Airport has become a ghost town during the coronavirus crisis, and the way the federal stimulus funding is being doled out could...
Screening could be part of returning to work
The reopening of work will bring many changes, but one has already started in manufacturing plants and on construction sites and before or after...
T.F. Green gets $5.5M reimbursement for security upgrades
WARWICK – T.F. Green Airport will get $5.5 million in federal funds for reimbursement for post-9/11 security upgrades.
The funds are part of $40 million...
URI announces speakers for 20th forensic science seminar series
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island recently announced the lineup for the Spring 2019 Forensic Science Partnership seminar series, including headliner Dr....