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  • TSA: Pilots to be exempt from some airport checks

    DAVID KOENIG EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration has agreed to let airline pilots skip the security scanning and pat-downs that passengers face at the nation's airports, pilot groups said Friday. Beginning Friday, pilots traveling in uniform or on airline business will be allowed to pass security by presenting two photo IDs, one from their company and one from the government, to be checked against a secure flight crew database, the TSA said. The Obama administration's retreat on screening pilots comes less than a... Full story