August 30th, 20240The Arab American Civil Rights League filed a federal complaint against Customs and Border Protection after an officer questioned Taiba Elgattani, who wears a hijab and uses a wheelchair, for three hours in the Metro Detroit Airport before sending her back to where she lives in the U.K. without alerting her family.
Elgattani flew from...
April 2nd, 20190DETROIT – Detroit Metropolitan Airport officials have announced construction of DTW Runway 3L/21R and its associated taxiways will begin on April 1.
The 8,500-foot primary departure runway is located on the eastern portion of the airfield.
FAA Airport Improvement Program funds and airport revenue bonds fund the $256 million...
February 8th, 20190DETROIT – Passenger traffic at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) grew to 35,236,676 in 2018.
Compared to 2017 it's an increase of more than 535,000 travelers, according to data by the airport’s Department of Financial Planning & Analysis.
The 2018 total is the highest number of passengers at DTW since 2007. A Feb....
July 11th, 20180PHILADELPHIA — Fliers may have a tough time recovering damages for invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, after a federal appeals court on Wednesday said screeners are immune from claims under a federal law governing assaults, false arrests and other abuses.
In a 2-1 vote, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
March 22nd, 20180FLINT — A federal grand jury has indicted a Canadian man accused of stabbing a police officer at a Michigan airport last year on an additional terrorism charge stemming from the attack, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Amor Ftouhi, 50, is accused of “committing an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries” by...
April 30th, 20170BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes struck a weapons supply hub operated by Hezbollah near Damascus airport on Thursday, targeting arms sent from Iran in commercial and military cargo aircraft, Syrian rebel and regional intelligence sources told Reuters.
The Israeli military said later that one of its anti-aircraft missiles intercepted a...
