This means that they could be used in the field for things like inspecting the integrity of composite materials, or checking carry-on baggage at airports.
The 14 incidents included seven with items carried on cargo-only aircraft, six involving checked and carry-on baggage and one with cargo carried on a passenger aircraft.
Travelers are reminded not to bring prohibited items to the airport, and to stow all belongings in one's carry-on baggage for faster processing at the screening checkpoints.
They were forced to show their passports and boarding passes twice at the departure gate, had their carry-on baggage searched, and went through full pat-downs.
He said the company would set up a new team to respond to emails and stop fining customers whose carry-on baggage exceeds minimum sizes by a matter of millimetres.
