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September 2006
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Updated list of carry-on items permitted by TSA
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has updated the list of items passengers may now bring on board planes in their carry-on luggage. Permitted items now include small amounts of baby formula or breast milk if a baby or small child is traveling; liquid prescription medicine with a name that matches the passenger’s ticket; up to 5 oz. of liquid or gel low blood sugar treatment; up to 4 oz. of essential non-prescription liquid medications including saline solutions, eye care products and KY jelly; gel-filled bras and similar prosthetics; gel-filled wheelchair cushions; life support and life sustaining liquids such as bone marrow, blood products and transplant organs carried for medical reasons; and solid cosmetics and personal hygiene items including lipstick, lip balm and similar solids.
Update: FAA relaxes stance on new landing recommendations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has relaxed the new runway distance calculations it was to mandate October 1, now referring to them as voluntary until a formal rule is implemented. As previously reported in CWT Traveler, the FAA in June issued a recommendation for new landing policies, requiring a 15-percent safety margin for planes landing on snowy or slippery runways. The move came in response to an incident in December 2005, in which a Southwest Airlines plane skidded off a snow-covered runway in Chicago and killed a 6-year-old boy in a passing car.
