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Mural at San Jose International Airport saved

07/10/10

Here’s an airport art story with a happy ending: Now that San Jose International Airport has opened it swanky new Terminal B, it’s time to go ahead and demolish Terminal C. But before allowing the wrecking ball to come in, officials had to figure out what they were going to do with this giant, 540 →

Free Wi-Fi & fresh art at Philadelphia Int’l Airport

07/06/10

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has kicked off its summer-long “Just Plane Fun” program and well, it looks like fun. Last week, just in time for the busy 4th of July holiday travel weekend, PHL announced that the airport-wide Wi-Fi service would now be free. Now that’s fun! This week? Well, there’s not much that can →

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 →

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. →

8-year-old teaches Boeing a lesson

06/18/10

I had a chance to tag along with 8-year old Harry Winsor, his brother Charlie and their parents today on a VIP visit to the Future of Flight Aviation Center and the Boeing Factory Tour in Mukilteo,Wa. Harry and his family were getting the royal treatment in part to make up for the fact that, →

Fresh art at LAX

06/17/10

Unless you’re in the right terminal, you run the risk of missing some of the great art that gets exhibited at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). For example, right now there are several new exhibits up in Terminal 1: My Toy Robots includes 20 paintings by Frank Minuto depicting brightly colored vintage robots and graffiti-style →

Aliens, UFOs & crop circles at the airport

06/16/10

My At the Airport column on USATODAY.com this month – UFOS at DEN? is all about aliens (from outer space), UFOs, crop circles seen at some airport and the secret messages in some of the artwork at Denver International Airport Scary stuff – but really fun. Officials insist the 26-foot tall statue of the ancient →

Tidbits for travelers: SNA gets free Wi-Fi; travelers get great art

06/15/10

Today the folks at John Wayne International Airport (SNA) in Orange County, California announced a partnership with FreeFi Networks to provide free wireless internet access at the airport. You’ll need need to watch a short commercial before getting to that free Wi-Fi service, but that’s a small price to pay for a service most of →

Denver International Airport: cloudy for one year

06/14/10

Perhaps to balance off the negative vibes some travelers may be feeling from having a 26-foot tall image of Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, looming over the airport this summer, Denver International Airport has installed Cloudscape, a new outdoor sculpture by Christopher Lavery. Several hollow, corrugated metal and plastic clouds from 16 →

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