An in-cabin fire on a June 2009 American Airlines flight from New York to Zurich is now being studied by federal arson investigators.

Unfortunately, on-board fires intentionally started by disruptive passengers are nothing new.

As detailed in my many books, aircraft sabotage by air ragers is a very real and common threat to civil aviation.

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In the seemingly constant back and forth of general aviation security protocols and procedures, the TSA has decided to revist the issue once again after garnering feedback from the industry.

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In what may be a foreshadowing of the Fall and Winter travel season across the Northern Hemisphere, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have annouced they will not allow suspected swine flu carriers to board their airliners.

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An AirTran pilot was arrested after a confrontation at a security checkpoint at Newport News Williamsburg Airport: "pilot rage"?

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After years of planning and tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, the TSA gave the needle to its express security lanes, popularly known as "trusted traveler".

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While a lot of resources have been dedicated to screening passengers, little attention is focused on the mechanics of U.S. airliners, many who come from abroad.

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In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Scott McCartney details the evolution of TSA agents and raises concern over whether they are over-streching their power.

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The bankruptcy of Clear-pass - a private firm which was awarded a DHS contract to implement fast-lanes for passengers around the country- is raising fear over the data integrity of the firms' 150,000 former clients.

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In what can be described as innovative customer education, Air Zealand is using sexy pilots and flight attendants covered only in body paint to draw attention to its safety videos. Nice...

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A naked New Yorker was charged with interfering with a flight crew member after he refused to cover himself with a blanket. Oh, the horror...

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