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Jimmy Carter exhibit at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport

07/21/10

A new exhibit at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: Jimmy Carter: Georgia’s Native Son,” uses mementos, photographs and artifacts to tell the story of the South Georgia peanut farmer who become the state’s 76th governor and eventually the nation’s 39th president. Jimmy Carter: Georgia’s Native Son is displayed in the walkway connecting the main security →

First-time trike flight

07/20/10

For a while up there on Prosser Butte, just outside of Spokane, WA, I was hoping the sun would set before it was my turn to get strapped into the back seat of the two-seated, three-wheeled, motorized, kite-like contraption that Denny Reed insists is a perfectly legal light sport aircraft, or trike. But there was →

Portland International Airport loves cyclists

07/13/10

Despite all the rainy days, Portland, Oregon is known as one of the most bike-friendly and bike-able cities around. Stenciled bike-riders with personality are everywhere – And the city makes it easy to take a bike on the MAX light rail train that runs to and from Portland International Airport, where there’s bicycle parking and →

Stuck at Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)

07/10/10

I spent a full day this week poking around the brand new Terminal B at Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC). Only some of the restaurants and shops are open. And not all the artwork is installed. But what’s there is pretty impressive. Here are two fun photos from my tour. More tomorrow. →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from Des Moines International Airport

07/04/10

Each Sunday at StuckatTheAirport.com is Souvenir Sunday, when we take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive and offbeat souvenirs you can buy at airports. This week’s souvenir comes to us from Twitter buddy, @Cassivella (Melissa Odom) who sent along a snapshot titled “Evil Corn” found for sale at Des Moines International Airport (DSM). →

Maggots and flying cars. Need we say more?

07/01/10

Besides the story about the Charlotte-bound US Airways plane that had to return to the gate in Atlanta because maggots started dropping from an overhead bin (watch video at your own risk…) …the best aviation-related story making the rounds today was about yet another FAA-approved flying car. The Christian Science Monitor’s story about the Terrafugia →

Tidbits for travelers: fresh art at airports in Tucson and Denver

06/30/10

Next time you’re stuck at the airport don’t just sit there and be irritated. Look around. It’s a fair bet you’ll find some great artwork just around the corner. A few fresh examples: (Terry Bustamante Idolatry) From now through mid-August you can see work by Terry Bustamante and Jennifer Hill in an exhibit titled Exploring →

At German airports, bees are the canaries

06/29/10

(Courtesy Field Museum, via Flickr Creative Commons) According to a story by Tanya Mohn in the New York Times, Düsseldorf International Airport and seven other airports in Germany are using bees as ‘biodetectives.’ Clues about the air quality around each airport show up in the honey. “The first batch of this year’s harvested honey from →

An airplane with a pool? Why not?

06/22/10

The Future of Flight Aviation Center, in Mukilteo, Washington, right next door to the Boeing airplane factory, has a charming exhibit up right now featuring innovative aircraft ideas from “kids of all ages.” The Harry Winsor Design Your Own Aircraft Show was inspired by, and named for, the 8-year old who sent a drawing of →

Free classical concert at Orlando Airport; free terminal tour at San Jose Airport

06/21/10

As part of its Liberty Weekend festivities, the Orlando International Airport (MCO) will present a free concert by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert will take place at 8 pm, on Saturday June 26, 2010 in the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, which doubles as the public lobby area for gates 60 to 129. →

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