Travel Security Update.Nov 6, 2006 EU Rules Limiting Liquids Start Monday. Air travelers in Europe must pack water, perfumes, toothpastes and other liquids into a small plastic bag before going through airport security checkpoints under new rules that come into force on Monday. Nov 3, 2006 TSA's explanation for rules on liquids baffles fliers. TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). chief Kip kip 1 n. pl. kip See Table at currency. [Thai.] kip 2 n. 1. Hawley's remark that "It's not the ounces. It's the container we're after," provoked a wide response from travelers, the Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney Scott McCartney is The Wall Street Journal's travel editor, as well as a regular columnist for the newspaper. Background McCartney currently lives in Dallas, though he is a native of Boston. He attended Duke University and graduated in 1982 with an A.B. writes. Some fliers question TSA's decision that limits the liquids they can bring through airport security checkpoints but allows them to purchase larger bottles of liquids inside the security points. The TSA also said it has opted to ban all containers larger than three ounces because its machines cannot detect their contents. Nov 3, 2006 UK Eases Airport Security Rules. The British government has agreed to ease heightened UK airport security rules to allow passengers to carry some liquids and food in their hand luggage, airport operator BAA Baa See BBB. said Thursday. Nov 3, 2006 Bonus program doesn't reduce TSA turnover. A TSA program that paid airport screeners $18 million in bonuses did not reduce turnover. Agency data indicates TSA still has one of the highest attrition rates Noun 1. attrition rate - the rate of shrinkage in size or number rate of attrition rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" in the federal government. The TSA is taking other steps to retain screeners, such as creating a new pay grade that will raise salaries of veteran screeners. Nov 2, 2006 TSA postpones rollout of explosive detectors. The Transportation Security Administration recently stopped introducing walk-through explosive detectors at airports because of maintenance problems. Officials at St. Louis Lambert Louis Joseph Lambert, Jr. (born December 21, 1940), is a Louisiana attorney and businessman who is best remembered for having been the first Democrat since Reconstruction to have lost a contested gubernatorial general election to a Republican candidate. International Airport plan to put the airport's machine in storage. They say it disrupted the flow of passengers through the airport. Nov 1, 2006 Hospitals hire pilots to teach staff safety techniques. Several large hospitals have hired airplane pilots to train their critical-care staff on how to use aviation safety principles, such as communication protocols, checklists and crew briefings. Medical authorities say that, like airplane crashes, the majority of adverse events in health care are the result of human error, particularly failures in communication, leadership and decision-making. Oct 31, 2006 Some travelers say the TSA's security rules run counter to common sense, The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney writes. TSA says the rules are the result of specific core security issues -- three-ounce bottles make it extremely difficult to handle and mix liquid explosives Explosive which is fluid at normal temperatures. , and a single quart-size bag limits the total volume of liquids anyone can bring aboard a plane without too much slowdown at security lanes. Oct 31, 2006 London Heathrow Airport “Heathrow” redirects here. For Heathrow, the village, see Heathrow, London. “LHR” redirects here. For other uses, see LHR (disambiguation). London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL Man Charged After Heathrow Airport Arrest. Police charged a London man on Wednesday with terrorism-related offenses after he was arrested at Heathrow Airport with a night vision scope and a computer hard drive containing a "poison handbook". Nov 3, 2006 United Airlines Lawmaker's name appears on no-fly list. Rep. Loretta Sanchez Loretta Sanchez (born January 7 1960), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997. She currently represents the 47th Congressional District of California (map) in central Orange County. , D-Calif., who has been a critic of the no-fly list, says she was briefly denied access to a United Airlines flight last week because her name appeared on a "no fly list" set up after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A security officer cleared Sanchez to board after checking her birthdate against the birthdate of the woman on the no-fly list who had the same name. A TSA spokeswoman says some name mix-ups can occur. 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