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Passengers flying into National Airport have to stay in their seats or planes will not land, thanks to a new FAA rule. The law goes into effect for the flights’ final
...that will fly you to exotic places every day and allow you to carry a gun on board to protect your fellow passengers? Then apply to be a civil-aviation security specialist, better known as a federal air marshal. More than 100,000 people have already downloaded the FAA's online job application at jobs.faa.gov And by the way, don't bother applying if you're over 40--or can't keep a secret. time.com/airmarshal...
...Guns, inert grenades and bombs slipped past guards or X-ray machines by FAA agents at Logan airport from...
...There are about 45,000 FAA employees in the world, and for the most part they are men and women who prefer to work behind the scenes. They're comfortable there. They man controllers' screens in darkened basement rooms, they maintain the complex computer systems that operate the world's busiest air traffic systems, and they anonymously keep the system flowing. The New York employees did that every day until Sept. 11, when their jobs put them in the front row of the country's worst nightmare. The FAA staffers in the room with Garvey on Monday afternoon, almost...
...They momentarily straightened their shoulders, slumped from two weeks of stress and sorrow, for the Administrator's talk. "I just came to thank you," said Garvey, who is known for being meticulously prepared for official appearances. She is the public face of the FAA. Today was no different - despite 20 hour days, Garvey was sharply dressed in a pinstripe suit and her makeup in order, and she had already been smoothly meeting and greeting people in Dulles Airport for two hours. Then, she stumbled. "You are heroes in our minds," she gamely tried continuing, looking directly at a small group...