Call me; I’ll be on the plane

For a few months now, Air France has been testing in-flight data and cell-phone service on one of its planes. (I flew on one of the cell-phones-allowed flights and wrote about it in my Well-Mannered Traveler column on MSNBC.com.) Now comes word that passengers on at least one TAP Portugal plane can send and receive […]

Take a seat – or 6,000 – at Oakland Int’l Airport

If you have fond memories of hanging around Oakland International Airport (OAK) and are affiliated with a non-profit in the Bay Area that could use some “gently used” chairs from the 1980’s, get in touch with the folks at the Port of Oakland. The airport recently completed a $300 million makeover that included the extension […]