1. Dateline also sneaked into the cockpits of some Delta jets in Atlanta back in the mid-nineties. Got reporters hired on as contract cleaners without background checks. I actually was glad they did that - I still think the industry's weakest link is our hiring practices.
2. There are at least three professional pilots from major airlines that have lost their jobs over flip remarks made to screeners. We've all heard the "what are you worried about my hat for? I could crash the plane if I wanted to" story. That guy is now a greeter at WalMart or something. Hard to believe these guys are gonna skate away from this.
3. A New York Italian can't do ANYTHING anonymously south of about Virginia.
4. The very best part of the story is: the hero is named Arlene. All the money we spend, and we're saved by Arlene. The terrorist war will be won by the Arlenes and Bubbas of this world.