US government authorities diverted a San Francisco-bound United Airlines jet to Dallas as a precautionary security measure after finding an unclaimed BlackBerry hand-held computer on board.

An Alitalia jet en route from Milan to Boston, diverted to Maine today because the name of a passenger on board matched that of a person on the US government’s no-fly list, has landed safely.

An Alitalia jet en route from Milan, Italy, to Boston was being diverted to Bangor, Maine, today because the name of a passenger on board matched that of a person on the US government’s no-fly list, officials said.