Union Warns Private Airport Screening Is Dangerous — While TSA Lets A BuzzBall Through [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb: This is your regular reminder that having the same agency both regulate and perform security functions is a conflict of interest, and leads to absolute lack of accountability. So when Sara Nelson says “Privatizing airport screening through the Screening Partnership Program introduces profit motives into an architecture that demands absolute public accountability” I don’t even know what on earth she’s talking about. (And when she says this makes air travel unsafe, I have to wonder why her union doesn’t demand disbanding United’s San Francisco crew base, cough.) When the agency found they were missing most contraband going through the checkpoint, that was embarrassing, so they classified the results of future tests. Tens of thousands of employees at the agency were accused of misconduct, half multiple times. And the response is to give them more money and authority. TSA really don’t give af anymore why was I able to get a buzzball through pic.twitter.com/0fWfCsRdA4 — pakistani hillbilly (@fattothemax) August 7, 2026 Construction on the new Austin Admirals Club is expected to run September 2026 – June 2027 so there’s a good chance of it opening next year. (This is new core and shell space, and the work is described as “INTERIOR RENOVATION. SCOPE INCLUDES NEW PARTITIONS, DOORS, FINISHES, CEILING, LIGHTING, MEP, SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM”) The tenant listed on the permit is actually named Miles, which is awesome. Rendering of new Austin Admirals Club When it’s 1 o’clock in the morning at the Charlotte airport, rules simply do not apply. When your plane is delayed several hours & it’s 01:00 in the morning, this is how one of the biggest airlines in the world chooses to punish their customers even more. CLT @AmericanAir manager thought this was @AmericanIdol. #Ridiculous #embarrasment #americanairlines #CLT pic.twitter.com/rmtM1xzjfq — Trash Panda (@TrashPandaNever) August 7, 2026 Four Seasons? Shangri-La? Yikes. Expired meat, fish & milk found in Bengaluru’s top luxury hotels. 30 teams inspected 26 three-star & five-star hotels across BBMP limits today. 35 food samples collected for lab testing. Hotels where food was seized: • The Lalit Ashok – 76 kg meat, 200 kg vegetables & 32… pic.twitter.com/fJoMiC8XSC — Nagarjun Dwarakanath (@nagarjund) August 7, 2026 May my Barclays Aviator Silver turned Citi Globe rest in peace: Starting October 25, 2026, the following benefits will end, and purchases made on or after this date will no longer earn credit towards these benefits: “2X AAdvantage® miles on Car Rentals”, “2X AAdvantage® miles on Hotels”, “$25 Daily Food and Beverage Credit”, and “Anniversary $50 Wi-Fi Credit”. You will continue to earn 1X AAdvantage® base mile for every $1 spent on eligible purchases, including on car rentals and hotels. Additionally, your Barclays “American Airlines Companion Certificate” benefit will end. You are still eligible to earn the benefit one more time through your next cardmembership anniversary date, after which you will no longer have the benefit on your account. Any Companion Certificate(s) you’ve already earned will remain in your American Airlines AAdvantage® account and are valid through their original expiration date(s). Your Barclays “Up to 15,000 Additional Loyalty Points” benefit will also end. However, you are still eligible to earn this benefit through the status qualification period ending February 28, 2027, after which the benefit will be removed. The YouTuber Who Exposed the LAX People Mover Fiasco The SEC Bought Airline Data to Monitor Flights Worldwide It’s not only Americans and Brits on holiday to Spain who make terrible airline passengers. BIG NEWS 🚨 Kerala Man Jamsheer Athanikkal arrested after he tried to destroy emergency exit mid-air on Malaysia–Kochi flight. "The aircraft landed safely after fellow Passengers and crew overpowered him" – Kerala Police pic.twitter.com/64mqU3sSVW — News Algebra (@NewsAlgebraIND) August 7, 2026 Topics on this page