December 22, 2001, Richard Colvin Reid, a self-admitted member of al-Qaeda, became known for attempting to blow up an aircraft by igniting explosives in his shoes. As a result of this action, the US government implemented an airport security measure requiring all passengers to remove their shoes to go through the X-ray machines looking for [...]
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Your Privacy: Is It Worth the Price?
September 10th, 2011 
NearlyBionic 
Posted in Airport News and Reviews, Work Life 
Tags: 9/11, airport security, New York City, shoe bomber, TSA, underwear bomber 
2 Comments »Comair~New Baggage Policy
June 22nd, 2011 Nearly Bionic In the further attempt to function more like it’s parent company, Delta Airlines, Comair’s larger aircraft (CRJ 700 and 900) will now be offering it’s passengers a Carry On Bag Program. The new program allows passegers to bring on the luggage that must usually be “pink tagged”. While it’s current valet system is still in [...]
Airlines Call Terminal 3 New Home in CVG
June 20th, 2011 Nearly Bionic First, we lost Concourse C at the Greater Cincinnati/NKY International airport, also known as CVG. Although I didn’t mind having to take a train and a bus just to get to work to check-in, it was nice to not to have to come into concourse A or B and take that same form of transportation [...]
