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“Sunburn” exhibit at SFO Museum

06/11/13

Fresh art at SFO Airport: Chris McCaw's "Sunburn" photography series.

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Who buys luggage at the airport?

06/10/13

I’m all for a very wide array of shops and amenities at airports, but whenever I see luggage for sale in a terminal I’m a bit perplexed. After all, if you’re going on a trip, wouldn’t you already have a packed suitcase with you? Bags break, of course, and many people do end up over-doing […]

Free coffee/tea for Hilton HHonors members May 30

05/28/13

Have a Hilton HHonors membership card in your wallet? On Thursday, May 30th flashing that card will get you a free cup of coffee or tea at participating retail branches of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Arizona, California, New York, Nevada, Texas, Washington, D.C. and Mexico. That includes the CBTL store at McCarran […]

Nautical arts at SFO Int’l Airport

05/26/13

If you’re traveling to or through San Francisco International Airport (SFO), be sure to leave some time to explore the newest exhibit from the SFO Museum: From Ship to Shore: Nautical Arts from the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, on view in Terminal 2 through December. The exhibit displays ingeniously crafted items made by […]

Nautical arts at SFO Int'l Airport

Airports marking Memorial Day holiday weekend

05/24/13

Here’s a quick round-up of what some airports have on tap for travelers flying during the Memorial Day holiday weekend: Look for 50 glass poppies on stems around the fountain in the Main Terminal at Orlando International Airport. The poppies are part of a new exhibit called “The Remembrance Poppies” by artist Craig Mitchell Smith […]

Airports named for aviation pioneers

05/23/13

Former presidents George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Abraham Lincoln and Bill Clinton all have airports named for them. So do former cabinet secretaries John Foster Dulles and Norman Y. Mineta and celebrities as varied as John Wayne, Bob Hope, Louis Armstrong, Will Rogers and Arnold Palmer. There’s also a […]

Airport fashion show highlights safety

05/12/13

It may not be pretty or high fashion, but the protective clothing worn by many people who work at airports can guard against injury and illness. At least that was the message last week at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) in British Columbia, Canada, at the second annual Safety Fashion Show. Here are few of the […]

Cockpit Confidential: Interview with pilot/writer Patrick Smith

05/10/13

How fast is a plane going when it leaves the ground? Where do flight numbers come from? And is it still possible for passengers to visit the cockpit? These are just a few of the puzzlers commercial airline pilot and air travel writer Patrick Smith tackles in his new book: Cockpit Confidential: Everything You […]

Goats getting gardening jobs at O’Hare Airport

05/08/13

As early as a month from now, a herd of about 25 goats – along with a shepherd – will arrive at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport and be put to work munching unwanted vegetation (i.e. weeds) from up to 120 acres of airport-owned land that is difficult to get to with traditional landscaping equipment. O’Hare already […]

Airports marking Mother’s Day

05/07/13

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 12, and some airports around the country are doing their part to make moms happy. “We are looking forward to the smiles – and a few tears – we experience each year when our JAX Volunteer Ambassadors give out over 1,000 flowers at our Mother’s Day Carnation Presentation,” said […]

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