Unbelievable case of concealment
Canadian authorities are investigating an "unbelievable" incident in which a passenger boarded an Air Canada flight disguised as an elderly man. The incident occurred on October 29 on an Air Canada flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver. An intelligence alert describes the incident as an "unbelievable case of concealment." "The passenger was observed at the beginning of the flight to be an elderly Caucasian male who appeared to have young looking hands. During the flight the subject attended the washroom and emerged an Asian looking male that appeared to be in his early 20s," the alert says. After landing, the man made a claim for refugee protection. The subject in question had a "disguise kit" which consisted of a silicone type head and neck mask of an elderly Caucasian male, a brown leather cap, glasses and a thin brown cardigan. The border officers "noted he very much resembled an elderly Caucasian man, complete with mimicking the movements of an elderly person."
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/04/canada.disguised.passenger/
Unclaimed Baggage Center
Assuming thousands of items are left on planes every week, and most are never returned to their owners, what do the airlines do with them? Are there huge warehouses somewhere? Do they sell them for a profit? Here is what I could find out.
http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/what-happens-to-items-left-on-planes/
Much better pricing plan for airline tickets
In 1978, a commercial flight between New York and Paris cost about $900 and took seven hours. If the principles of Moore's law had been applied to the airline industry the way they have to the semiconductor industry since 1978, that flight would now cost about a penny and take less than one second.
http://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Images_Assets/ML_Clipart/ML_Clipart_Flight_H.pdf
Carry a gun on your next flight
I have a starter pistol for all my camera cases. At check-in, I tell the airline ticket agent that I have a weapon to declare. I am given a little card to sign, the card is put in the case, the case is given to a TSA official who takes my key and locks the case, and gives my key back to me. That is the procedure. The case is extra-tracked; TSA does not want to lose a weapon case. This reduces the chance of the case being lost to virtually zero. It is a great way to travel with camera gear. I have been doing this since December 2001 and have had no problems whatsoever.
I wonder how this would fly on international routes?
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/09/expensive_camer.html
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