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Flight reductions underway. Now what?

11/06/25

On Thursday evening the Federal Aviation Administration shared more details about flight reductions around the country in response to stresses the government shutdown has placed on the national airspace system. According to the FAA, a 4 percent reduction in flight operations will begin Friday, November 7, ramping up to 6 percent by November 11, 8 […]

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What we’re looking at: London from the Air

02/26/24

[Gatwick Airport] Love London? If you do, you’ll love it even more when you see it from above, in the photographs taken by architect, photographer, and pilot Jeffrey Milstein for his newest book, “London from the Air,” published by Rizzoli. How does Milstein get these incredible images? He shoots straight down, with the best and […]

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Travel tidbits from here and there

07/31/23

File under: Hotels we hope to visit A bourbon-themed hotel? Yes. File under: How we wish we could fly We’re looking at the moon Heading to Las Vegas? Visit this airport museum Learn the real story behind Denver Airport’s Mustang

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Listen to this: Freakonomics Radio Takes to the Skies

03/05/23

Freakonomics Radio, which offers a podcast of programs about ‘the hidden side of everything’ is tackling air travel in a three-part series called “Freakonomics Takes to the Skies.” The series vows to investigate all aspects of airline economics by speaking with CEOs from Delta to Air New Zealand, economists, workers from pilots to meteorologists to […]

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Airports Welcome Back International Travelers

11/09/21

The United States began welcoming back vaccinated international travelers on November 8. Here’s how some airports around the country celebrated. (If I missed yours, please send a link and I’ll add it.)

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Airlines, tourist hot spots ready for return of International Travelers

10/31/21

(This is a slightly different version of a story we prepared for NBC News) Starting Nov. 8, the United States will begin welcming welcoming fully vaccinated international air travelers, under a new less restrictive set of Covid-19 regulations. The new rules require that, with very limited exceptions, non-U.S. citizens flying to the U.S. from more than […]

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Airport Tidbits from Here and There

10/04/21

Facebook and Instagram may have been down on Monday, but Twitter was there for airports to share news and fun tidbits. Here are some items that caught our attention. Not vaccinated yet? Please get with the program so you can travel safely. Many airports around the country make it easy to get the jab. Airports […]

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Delta variant derailing travel plans

08/30/21

(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News) Summer travel was the big bounce-back story for 2021, with Covid-weary American travelers spending $6 billion on domestic flights in June alone. The delta variant of the coronavirus rapidly changed all that. Domestic online flight bookings in July fell to $5.26 […]

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Arc de Triomphe, Paris c. 1870, courtesy Ace Architects

Ready for International travel? Check the “where” and “when.

06/04/21

[This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News] International travel is back on the agenda this summer for millions of Americans who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination regime. But with some countries fully open to U.S. travelers – and many still not – the challenge now is figuring out […]

Travel Tidbits from here and there

05/06/21

We’re all for finding the odd in the world. So we’re pleased to see United Airlines adding a new “America, Who Knew?” filter to its Map Search program. Some of the tidbits you can learn from the map: Zzyzx: Pronounced “Zye-Zacks” is a scenic desert oasis in the Mojave National Preserve with self-guided trails Whynot: Situated on […]

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