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Tagged: Air Travel

Business
1:07 pm
Tue March 5, 2013

TSA Will Lift Ban Of Small Knives, Whiffle Ball Bats Aboard Planes

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A TSA illustration of knives that will be allowed on planes.
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Originally published on Tue March 5, 2013 1:47 pm

The TSA is whittling down the list of objects air travelers are forbidden to carry on board and says small pocket knives will soon be allowed on commercial flights.

But thats not all! According to the TSA, travelers will also be able to take on board golf clubs (a maximum of two), hockey sticks, and wiffle ball bats. Yes, wiffle ball bats. Finally!

TSA Administrator John Pistole outlined the changes today at an appearance in New York.

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787 Dreamliner
6:09 am
Thu January 17, 2013

FAA Grounds All Boeing 787 Dreamliners

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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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By Deborah Wang

The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding all Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the US. That’s after a 787 in Japan was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday because of a battery problem. Deborah Wang from member station KUOW in Seattle reports.

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