Celebrate sweater day at Pittsburgh Int’l Airport
Today, March 20th, is the birthday of the late Fred Rogers, the much beloved main character of the long running public TV show Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Rogers was as well-known for his button down sweater as he was for his neighborliness, and so on March 20th the new tradition is for neighborly folks everywhere to […]
Panini or weenie at Austin Bergstrom International Airport?
The Highland Lakes Bar at Austin Bergstrom International Airport is now the Ray Benson Roadhouse with the Asleep at the Wheel Stage. Airport concert organizer Nancy Coplin says “It looks great and will be a really fun place to hang out when you’re in the airport.” Here’s a photo of NELO testing it out: The […]
Love the layover: elevator ride in Paris
If I had a one-day layover in Paris, I’d probably spend a few hours at the Musée du Louvre and then head to the Eiffel Tower for an elevator ride to the top. Or I might just save my euros and visit the new Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s Hotel, Paris Trocadéro and spend some time […]
25% off in-flight Wi-Fi courtesy Gogo Inflight
The folks at Gogo Inflight sent out a Twitter message with a 25% off discount code you can use to check out the Wi-Fi service on any Gogo-equipped flights on American, Delta or Virgin America flight. The code is good through the end of March and is 124cmtw225.
Paper runway at Atlanta airport
It’s Airport Art Fashion Week at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and to celebrate the airport is unrolling “Paper Runway,” and exhibit that includes wearable clothing and accessories, all made from paper: ball gowns, business suits, stilettos, hats, vests and much more. What kind of paper? Banana leaf fibers, recycled cotton rags and found objects, […]
Complimentary ashtrays from Air France
Each year, more than 100,000 aviation fans make their way north from Seattle to Mukilteo to visit the Future of Flight Aviation Center and take a tour of the Boeing commercial jet assembly plant. The tour is mighty impressive, and so is the Aviation Gallery, which features the nose section of a Boeing 727, airplane […]
Delta’s Wi-Fi-enabled planes: 50 and counting..
Delta Air Lines now has 50 planes equipped with Wi-Fi, courtesy of Gogo inflight internet. That’s a smidge over 15% of the airline’s domestic fleet. The count so far: MD88 – 44 aircraft MD90 – 1 aircraft B757-200 – 5 aircraft Strange: While they’re go-go about the Wi-Fi march forward at the Delta blog, […]
Lincoln Memorial at O’Hare Airport
It’s the bicentennial year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and there are special exhibits and events all over the country. Now Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is joining in, with an exhibit of a half-size replica of the Lincoln Memorial. The replica is 101/2 feet tall and 9 wide feet wide. Look for it in Terminal […]
When pigs fly: porker at PHL
Here kitty, kitty…. A 150-pound stray pig was picked up near the Philadelphia International Airport. The pig was running with a pack of stray cats and now an animal rescue shelter has put “Runway” up for adoption. Here’s a link to the story.