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California’s regional airlines at SFO Museum

06/16/15
There’s yet another great exhibit at San Francisco International Airport,courtesy of the SFO Museum. This one is all about the California regional airlines that flew between the 1950s and the 1980s. According to museum notes, although numerous regional airlines existed during the late 1920s, they mostly went bankrupt or merged into larger, trunk-carrier airlines by […]

Souvenir Sunday at LAX

06/14/15
Each Sunday, Stuck at The Airport takes a look at some of the fun, inexpensive and locally-themed items you can buy when you’re stuck at the airport. This week’s treat comes from Los Angeles International Airport, where we spotted this great selection of Los Angeles Dodgers gear – a reminder that airports are usually a […]

Going the distance at airports

06/09/15
Sometimes that walk – more often, that dash – between gates for a connectintg flight feels like a mile. Or more. But how long is that walk really? And what is the longest distance a passenger would have to walk to make a connection at a U.S. airport? With the help of airport record keepers […]

Airports celebrate National Doughnut Day

06/05/15
The first Friday in June is National Doughnut Day and it’s a good bet you’ll be able to find fee donut offers and lots of interesting donut delights at airports across the nation. For example, many – but not all – airport branches of Dunkin’ Donuts will be participating in the chain’s offer of a […]

Fresh art at Boston Logan Int’l Airport

06/04/15
There’s a new aviation-themed piece of public art in the United Airlines Terminal B at Boston Logan International Airport. Created by Jacob Kulin and called “Flyby,” the sculpture pays homage to flight and themes of movement and is 18 feet tall and 26 feet long. It’s made of anodized aluminum, powder coated steel, stainless steel […]

California airports dealing with drought

06/02/15
Airports in California must obey strict local and state water conservation rules, but the topiary bear that greets arriving motorists at Mineta San Jose International (SJC) needn’t sweat. The 12-year-old bear is well-established and, along with nearby native and drought-tolerant plantings, gets by with a sip of recycled water delivered every two weeks by the […]
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