Since January 1, 2025, TSA officers have identified 49 firearms at security checkpoints through routine X-ray screening of carry-on items, with 43 of them being loaded, which is prohibited.

That should be welcome news to fliers of all stripes. These automated screening lanes, or ASLs, are part of a wave of new TSA tech that's turning airport checkpoints into something more streamlined.

TSA is phasing out shoe removal rule for travelers Airports in Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles made the switch TSA PreCheck still offers faster security screening You’ll no longer have ...

Sunday’s record continues a pattern of rising travel demand. Last year, the TSA documented multiple days where over 2.9 million passengers were screened and twice that broke the 3 million mark.

On Sunday, June 22, TSA officers screened 3,096,293 travelers at airport security checkpoints nationwide, narrowly surpassing the previous single-day record of 3,088,836 people, set on the Sunday ...

Sunday’s record continues a pattern of rising travel demand. Last year, the TSA documented multiple days where over 2.9 million passengers were screened and twice that broke the 3 million mark.