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Another phase of the major upgrade program is underway at Los Angeles International Airport. This one focuses on curbside appeal and includes modern LED street lighting, custom-made art deco LED light poles and a programmable LED light band running the length of the Central Terminal. LAX tells us the light band is over one mile […]

Düsseldorf Airport has brought back its popular outdoor movie program. Offered weekends throughout July, “OpenAirport Cinema” has seats for about 500 people and is showing both blockbusters such as “Tomorrowland” with George Clooney to classics, such as “Pulp fiction.” A giant screen is set up on the outdoor observation terrace and everyone gets wireless headphones […]

How should you board an airplane? JetBlue’s latest (funny) etiquette video shows you how.

You may not be able to use it to see Pluto – just yet – but an OmniGlobe now on loan to Dallas Love Field airport will let you tune in more than 180 different interactive spherical displays depicting everything from the planets to the Earth’s wind current patterns, the land mass movement from 600 […]

Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport has a new piece of art – a kinetic work by Tim Prentice called Slalom in the baggage claim area. The piece includes a gently undulating ribbon of reflective kinetic elements that float overhead and weave through the building’s support columns and will create an “ever-changing sequence of varied and […]

Just in time for summer, vending machines dispensing a frozen custard famous in St. Louis have been installed on the concourses at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The machines are filled with custard cups known as concretes – malts or shakes so thick they can be served upside down – from Ted Drewes, a popular family-owned […]

Another phase of the major upgrade program is underway at Los Angeles International Airport. This one focuses on curbside appeal and includes modern LED street lighting, custom-made art deco LED light poles and a programmable LED light band running the length of the Central Terminal. LAX tells us the light band is over one mile […]

Düsseldorf Airport has brought back its popular outdoor movie program. Offered weekends throughout July, “OpenAirport Cinema” has seats for about 500 people and is showing both blockbusters such as “Tomorrowland” with George Clooney to classics, such as “Pulp fiction.” A giant screen is set up on the outdoor observation terrace and everyone gets wireless headphones […]

How should you board an airplane? JetBlue’s latest (funny) etiquette video shows you how.

You may not be able to use it to see Pluto – just yet – but an OmniGlobe now on loan to Dallas Love Field airport will let you tune in more than 180 different interactive spherical displays depicting everything from the planets to the Earth’s wind current patterns, the land mass movement from 600 […]

Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport has a new piece of art – a kinetic work by Tim Prentice called Slalom in the baggage claim area. The piece includes a gently undulating ribbon of reflective kinetic elements that float overhead and weave through the building’s support columns and will create an “ever-changing sequence of varied and […]

Just in time for summer, vending machines dispensing a frozen custard famous in St. Louis have been installed on the concourses at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The machines are filled with custard cups known as concretes – malts or shakes so thick they can be served upside down – from Ted Drewes, a popular family-owned […]

Philadelphia International Airport has brought back its popular “Just Plane Fun” series of summertime customer appreciation events ranging from product demonstrations and live music to make-overs and a variety of events with prizes. The schedule changes weekly, but this week’s events include beauty makeovers and skin consultations for men and women – along with free […]

The Jurassic World movie has sparked a #Prattkeeping meme mimicking actor Chris Pratt’s crouching, “Stay back, dinosaurs” stance in the film. Zookeepers, museums curators, farmers and families have posted versions of the image and the airport world has joined in as well. Hey @dfwairport we challenge you to a #PrattKeeping showdown #AVgeek #AirportThrowdown pic.twitter.com/GVcQLKe6Rz — […]

As part of its ongoing program dedicated to showing handcrafted artwork from around the world, Miami International Airport recently opened “Hands of Korea”, a exhibition of tradition-based Korean fiber/textiles in the form of embroidery works, antique and contemporary Bojagi (wrapping cloths), traditional key holders, shoes, pouches, and traditional and contemporary Norigae (knotted ornaments). Look for […]