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Man Caught With Stun Guns at New York Airport

A passenger at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport was caught trying to board a plane with two stun guns stashed in his luggage -- just two days after a stun gun was found on a JetBlue plane that had landed at Newark Airport, The New York Post reported Tuesday.

Sex-crazed turtles cause flight delays at New York airport as they crawl across the tarmac to their breeding grounds

Flights at New York's John F Kennedy Airport crawled to a halt for over an hour this morning - thanks to a bale of breeding turtles. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was forced to shut down runway 4 Left at 9:30am as workers cleared 100 diamondback terrapins from the tarmac and moved them to safety. But officials have brushed off the turtle invasion, insisting delays were 'nothing significant'.

Falcons at New York's JFK Airport Join the Flock of the Unemployed

Barry Newman The Wall Street Journal 04/28/2011
Falcons at New York's JFK Airport Join the Flock of the Unemployed

The falcons at John F. Kennedy International Airport are out of work. From early May through September for 15 years, they've been swooping and stooping around the runways, scaring off gulls and geese that might otherwise get sucked into jet engines. This year the falcons won't be flying. JFK has canceled their contract.

Delta Breaks Ground On Expansion For JFK’s Terminal 4

Delta Air Lines and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey broke ground Friday on the new expansion of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy Airport.

Jet Blue Flight Attendant Curses Out Passengers, Slides Down Emergency Chute

JONATHAN DIENST, PEI-SZE CHENG and HASANI GITTENS NBC New York 08/09/2010
Authorities Search JFK Flights After Credible Terror Threat

A commercial passenger jet carrying cargo from Yemen landed at JFK under military fighter jet escort and its cargo was searched Friday, as parcels in transit across the globe were scrutinized after authorities overseas found two explosive packages from Yemen bound for Chicago.

Jet Blue Flight Attendant Curses Out Passengers, Slides Down Emergency Chute

A flight attendant ran out of patience on a plane that just landed at JFK on Monday afternoon, so he allegedly cursed a blue streak over the p.a. system, grabbed some beers, pulled the emergency chute, slid down and ran from the plane, sources said.

Coming Soon: Body Scanners at JFK, Newark, LaGuardia

MARIA EUGENIA MIRANDA NBC New York 08/06/2010
Coming Soon: Body Scanners at JFK, Newark, LaGuardia

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that the hotly debated machines will be installed at Newark Liberty, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia international airports in September. TSA officials contend that the technology allows security screeners to see non-metal weapons like explosives that go undetected by existing metal detectors.

Two Men Convicted in JFK Airport Fuel-Tank Bomb Plot

Two men were convicted Monday of plotting to blow up jet fuel tanks at John F. Kennedy International Airport, a plan that authorities said was meant to outdo the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and avenge perceived U.S. oppression of Muslims around the world.

Stabbing at JFK postal facility

Jennifer Matarese 7online 06/17/2010
El Al Airline Scare As Fake "Plastic Explosives" Make It To JFK

A lifelike fake plastic explosive, apparently used for bomb training at Israeli airports, was accidentally left on board an El Al plane after an exercise there and made its way aboard a passenger flight to New York, officials said.

Stabbing at JFK postal facility

A mail handler at the postal service facility at JFK Airport was arrested for allegedly stabbing his supervisor multiple times in the head and neck.


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