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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dulles International Airport is marking Asian-Pacific Heritage Month with a series of musical performances and educational events, including girl groups from South Korea, traditional Japanese Taiko drums; Gangnam Style dancing and other traditional Filipino, Afghan and Indian performances. The full schedule is listed here. May is also Military Appreciation Month at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway […]
Air travel can be stressful for even the most experienced road warriors. But it can be much tougher for families with a child on the autism spectrum who becomes unnerved by the lines and security procedures at the airport and the tight quarters and strange noises on an airplane. For the Littlejohn family it […]
There are plenty of places to grab a to-go meal in any terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. But frequent traveler Sergio Coronado opts for a snack from the Homeboy Café and Bakery because he knows that buying lunch there helps former gang members stay out of jail. “The food tastes great and I like […]