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FILTER RESULTS ►Dulles Passengers May Have Been Exposed to Measles
Anyone who passed through the airport's international terminal or main terminal baggage claim may have been exposed to the disease. [ more › ]
Suspect Wanted in Quadruple Homicide in Czech Republic Arrested at Dulles
A California man wanted in the killing of a family of four in the Czech Republic was detained Thursday evening at Dulles International Airport. [ more › ]
Sherlock Wolf and the Case of the Masturbating Contractor
Congressman Frank Wolf busts up a spy ring: On March 16, in what appeared to be another case of Chinese espionage, FBI agents boarded a plane at Dulles International Airport to arrest Bo Jiang, a Chinese national with a doctorate in electrical engineering from Old Dominion University. Jiang, a former contractor at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, [...]
Dulles Customs Officers Stop Man Carrying 20 Raw Chickens
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials working international arrivals at Dulles International Airport turn up the oddest things. Most recently: a trunk full of 20 raw black chickens. [ more › ]
How long is the security line at Dulles?
Dulles Airport built two huge security checkpoints in 2009, but somehow it still can take a very long time to get through security, especially at busy times when a lot of international flights are soon to leave. How long does it really take? Now we have some data. Read full article >>
Dulles Security Finds Sword Hidden in Woman's Cane
A woman boarding a flight on Monday at Dulles International Airport was stopped briefly by the Transportation Security Administration after an X-ray scanner found that her walking cane was concealing a sword. [ more › ]
FBI Arrests Chinese NASA Researcher
Bo Jiang, a researcher at NASA's Langley Research Center, was arrested by the FBI Saturday night on a plane as it pulled away from the gate at Dulles International Airport bound for China. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), whose district includes the NASA research facility, accused Jiang of being a "Chinese spy. Show More Summary
NASA Researcher Arrested on a Plane on His Way to China
In what must have been like a total James Bond scenario, a NASA researcher at Langley named Bo Jiang was arrested on a plane bound for China as it pulled away from the gate at Dulles International Airport. No facts confirm that this was actually an action movie-worthy moment, but one can imagine. More »
Ex-NASA contractor arrested on Beijing-bound plane
Over the weekend, Chinese national and ex-NASA contractor Bo Jiang was arrested on a Beijing-bound plane departing from Dulles International Airport, charged with lying to federal agents. [ more › ]
Shuttle Discovery, just chillaxin' at Udvar-Hazy (photo)
Bryan Jones shot this lovely portrait of Space Shuttle Discovery at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center; the companion site to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is located near Washington Dulles International Airport.
Reports: Planes clip wings at Washington Dulles
Two airplanes have clipped wings this afternoon at Washington Dulles International Airport, according to WJLA ABC 7 of Washington.
Reader riposte: Airport symbolism
Steve Weintz responds to Sam Roggeveen's post on airports as national symbols: The Architecture + Design Museum in Los Angeles is currently running a major retrospective on Earo Saarinen, the designer of Dulles International and the TWA Terminal at JFK in New York. Show More Summary
Maryland Couple Reunited With Dog Adopted From Egypt
A Germantown, Md. couple got a very nice Christmas Day surprise when workers at Dulles International Airport recovered a dog the couple had brought over from Egypt but ran off as soon as he arrived two weeks ago. [ more › ]
Iranian national Daryoush Sarreshteh, 73, dies two days after intense questioning at Dulles
On Election Night last month, Daryoush Sarreshteh, 73, and his wife Sakineh, arrived at Dulles International Airport after 11 hours of flying from Tabriz, Iran, where he was once the mayor. They were looking forward to seeing their daughter and granddaughter in Falls Church. Show More Summary
Dulles International Airport, that ‘white elephant’ way out in the boondocks, turns 50
It was built in an unincorporated area called Willard, a mostly black community on the Fairfax-Loudoun county line. They wanted to build it in Burke, where Burke Lake Park is now, but the community protested. It was originally going to be called Chantilly Airport. Show More Summary
CDC Report: Smokers at Dulles Airport are Making Life for Passengers Much Worse
Smokers at Dulles International Airport are making life for the rest of us kinda miserable, says a new CDC report. [ more › ]
Dulles-bound flight declares emergency
A United Airlines flight declared an emergency Thursday night at Dulles International Airport after a passenger would not follow a flight attendant’s instructions as the plane approached the airport, airport and company officials said. Read full article >>
RTR Technologies Inc. Delivers Rail Heating and Control Components for Phase 1 of Washington-Dulles Airport Metro Rail Extension
RTR Technologies Inc. is completing delivery of third-rail heating systems and controls for a major transit rail extension to Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia.
Thirsty Air Traveler Hands Out 'Swigs' of Smirnoff at Security Checkpoint After TSA Tells Her to Leave Bottle Behind [Public Intoxication]
Standing in the security line at Washington Dulles International Airport yesterday morning, Facebook DC manager Adam Conner spotted a fellow passenger drinking an alcoholic beverage straight out of the bottle and "offering swigs to other passengers." More »
Editorial Of The Day
From the editorial board of the Washington Post: Over the 13 years that Mr. Delgaudio has represented the Sterling district, near Dulles International Airport in eastern Loudoun, that agenda has included aggressive and frequently acerbic homophobic positions. Show More Summary
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