I was just reading in the NY Times that starting Aug. 4th, lighters like Bics or Zippos will be allowed on planes again. The "torch" type lighters will still be prohibited. The reasoning behind the change is that it was a waste of time searching for lighters instead of concentrating on things like bombs and bomb components. Apparently the TSA spends $4 million a year just disposing of all of those lighters.

Anyway, for those of you who have lighters in your PSK or for EDC, that's one less thing to remember to remove before heading to the airport.