A new Transportation Security Administration initiative that lets trusted travelers bypass the airport screening line is on the verge of an ambitious expansion. By the end of the year, PreCheck, a government program that offers expedited screening to those who submit to an initial background check, is expected to be available in 35 airports, including Reagan National , Washington Dulles and BWI Marshall. Read full article > >

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A 50-year-old man who said he felt that airport screeners were “harassing” him stripped naked at Portland International Airport, police in Oregon said.

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Police: Man strips naked in TSA protest

A plane bound for the United States is forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, leaving 14 people with suspected fractures.

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Jet in Gatwick emergency landing

A passenger has described the scenes onboard a Virgin flight which was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport.

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VIDEO: Virgin flight: ‘I could smell fuel’

A passenger has described the scenes onboard a Virgin flight which was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport.

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VIDEO: Virgin flight: ‘I could smell fuel’

India reacts angrily to the detention of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan by US authorities for 90 minutes at White Plains airport.

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Ryanair announces further cuts in its operations at Edinburgh Airport, with eight winter schedule routes to be axed.

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Ryanair cuts more airport routes

KABUL — At least 15 persons, including police and civilians, were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday in the latest spate of such violence that coincide with the start of the traditional fighting season in Afghanistan. Read full article > >

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Two bomb attacks in Afghanistan leave at least 15 dead

When Jennifer Clardy Chalmers was little, she left her teddy bear on a flight from Texas to Louisiana. At least one of them was inconsolable. While the 10-year-old tried to readjust to life without her stuffed companion, Preppy Bear was traveling the country — to Atlanta and then to Florida before winging it back home to Shreveport, La. A small squadron helped recover the bear: Jennifer’s parents, who immediately called the airline; Delta crew members, who located the toy and rerouted it to Shreveport; and a neighbor, who collected Preppy Bear at the airport and gave him a lift to the Clardy residence. Read full article > >

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Lost and found in the travel industry: Not necessarily a lost cause

The home secretary has been warned by 11 airlines that Britain “risks gridlock” at airports over the Easter break because of staff shortages.

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Airlines fear Easter ‘gridlock’

West African leaders abandon their trip to Mali to negotiate with the military junta after protests on the airport runway.

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African leaders abandon Mali trip

London Mayor Boris Johnson insists he will not allow a third runway to be built at Heathrow airport, amid reports the idea could be back on the table.

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Johnson ‘will block third runway’

The management of Belfast City Airport withdraw their plans to extend the runway at the east Belfast site.

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Belfast airport pulls runway plan

Seventy business leaders, MPs and trade unionists have written to the Sunday Telegraph, calling on the government to support airport expansion.

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Coalition ‘must expand airports’

Senior al-Qaeda leader, Saif al-Adel, is arrested at Cairo airport, Egyptian security officials say.

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