Article: US air marshals face charges over alleged drug smuggling.(Brief Article)
Airline Industry Information;  February 14, 2006 ;     160 words ......COMMUNICATIONS LTD Federal drug charges may be faced by two US air marshals who have reportedly been accused of smuggling narcotics. According to US federal prosecutors, the air marshals have been accused of using their positions to smuggle narcotics...aircraft for transport. After receiving ...

Article: More air marshals to be trained in the US.
Airline Industry Information;  September 2, 2003 ;     137 words ......Ridge. In a reorganisation of resources, the federal air marshal programme and the customs and immigration security programmes...trained and used for aviation security. The federal air marshal service and explosives unit will also be transferred...of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The number ...

Article: TSA seeks to reduce air marshal programme.
Airline Industry Information;  July 31, 2003 ;     98 words ......TSA) is seeking to cut costs by reducing the number of air marshals on US aircraft. Despite a warning by the US government...hijackings, the TSA has proposed a USD104m cut from its air marshal programme to help offset a USD900m budget shortfall. It is unclear how many air marshals ...

Article: Secret Service to share information with federal air marshals.
Airline Industry Information;  February 26, 2004 ;     86 words ......its travel plans with the US federal air marshal service to avoid placing the different...also coordinate schedules with the air marshals, with some customs and immigration agents trained as air marshals. ((Comments on this story may be sent...

Article: Allied Pilots Association Announces Support for Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association's Position That Federal Air Marshal Program Needs Immediate Revision of Attire and Boarding Policies.
Business Wire;  June 23, 2004 ;     261 words ......Will Compromise Federal Air Marshals' Mission' The Allied Pilots...administrative review of the Federal Air Marshal (FAM) program to identify...of our nation's Federal Air Marshals and preserve the program...elements of the Federal Air Marshal Program is the ability of ...

Article: Dead man tells no tales: media docility and another no-cost federal killing.(Rent)
Reason;  March 1, 2006 ;     649 words ...IN DECEMBER TWO air marshals gunned down an American citizen...7 in a hail of bullets from two air marshals, Dave Adams, a spokesman for the Federal Air Marshal Service, told CNN Alpizar had shouted...raised about the actions of the air marshals who killed the passenger. ...

Article: Congress rejects TSA plan to reduce air marshal programme.
Airline Industry Information;  July 31, 2003 ;     113 words ......administration to reduce the number of air marshals on US aircraft. The US Transportation...earlier proposed a USD104m cut from its air marshal programme to help offset a USD900m budget...conduct more suicide hijackings. The air marshal programme was introduced following the...

Article: Seattle-bound flight diverted to Pittsburgh after air marshals handcuff alleged groper
AP Worldstream;  January 1, 2008 ;     265 words ...Federal air marshals charged a man with groping a female...agent in charge of the Pittsburgh air marshals' office. Holland had been chatting...The flight attendants asked our (air marshals) to get involved. A witness saw Holland...

Article: Why not wear a sign?(Tilting at Windmills)(Brief Article)
Washington Monthly;  November 1, 2004 ;     90 words ...We've told you how air marshals have to follow a dress code that can make them easily identifiable...department has negotiated special rates, they must ask for the air marshal discount. This may not seem a major threat to national security...

Article: US inspector questions air marshal standards.(Brief Article)
Airline Industry Information;  August 31, 2004 ;     119 words ......criticised the government's hiring of air marshals who had questionable backgrounds. Inspector...Ervin said that the policy of giving air marshals that had displayed 'questionable judgment...been brought in after questions over air marshals' discipline were raised in 2003, reports...

Article: Flight Diverted Due to Alleged Groping
AP Online;  January 1, 2008 ;     349 words ...Federal air marshals charged a Seattle-area man with groping...agent in charge of the Pittsburgh air marshals' office. Holland had been chatting...The flight attendants asked our (air marshals) to get involved. A witness saw Holland...

Article: Australian government considers air marshals.
Airline Industry Information;  October 2, 2001 ;     160 words ......Federal Cabinet will consider placing air marshals on some flights on 2 October, as part...options. Anderson stated that the focus of air marshals would be on international and not domestic...Herald online. Meanwhile, the idea of air marshals has been criticised by Qantas CEO Geoff...

Article: Star Mountain Subsidiary FPMI Communications to Direct Hiring of All Air Marshals under DOT's New Program to Improve Airline Safety.
Business Wire;  March 5, 2002 ;     689 words ......train a large number of federal air marshals by the end of 2002. To help them...goal of placing a trained federal air marshal aboard most U.S. airline flights...via its Web site, www.faa.gov. Air marshals will be required to perform regular...

Article: More Air Marshals on Flights to Europe
AP Online;  July 1, 2007 ;     612 words ...WASHINGTON - The U.S. is adding air marshals to overseas flights because of concerns about potential...security ahead of the Fourth of July holiday and more air marshals will travel on overseas flights. "We will be doing...summer," he said. The U.S. increased the number of air marshals ...