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Five new galleries opening at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum

06/05/26

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has been undergoing a renovation that began in 2018 and includes the redesign of all 20 galleries, plus a wide range of building repairs and improvements to the buildling. Most of the gallery work has been completed. Five of the seven galleries yet to open […]

PDX llamas + D.B. Cooper Hijacking Anniversary

11/24/25

Those charming therapy llamas, Panda and Beni, will be pretending to be reindeers at Portland International Airport (PDX) this holidy season with visits starting Tuesday 24 and repeating every week until Christmas with visits scheduled on December 3rd, 11th, 18th and 23rd. The lovely llamas start their visits in the pre-security area of the main […]

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Clyde “Upside Down” Pangborn’s very old sandwich

09/25/25

This old, stale sandwich locked away in a museum in Washington state has a special connection to an aviation daredevil who made a record-setting flight. The first non-stop trans-Pacific flight was completed on October 5, 1931, by Clyde “Upside Down” Pangborn and co-pilot Hugh Herndon, Jr. Hoping to set a record and claim a $25,000 […]

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Celebrating National Aviation Day

08/19/25

A quick round-up of some fun and educational items for National Aviation Day, celebrated each year on August 19 – Orville Wright’s birthday. Here’s a fun throwback from Pee-wee’s Playhouse. From the SFO Museum archives This popped up when we clicked “random object” on the SFO Museum’s Aviation Collection website. Give it a try and […]

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IND airport exhibit honors Hoosiers in Flight

02/20/25

The Indianapolis Airport Authority and the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame join forces for a new exhibit at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) honoring Hoosiers in Flight. The exhibit honors Hoosier natives and state institutions with significant roles in aviation history and is located in the IND Bag Claim, near Carousel 3. The list includes the first […]

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Celebrating the centennial of the first around the world flight

09/24/24

On April 6, 1924, four U.S. Army planes, each with two crewmembers, took off from what was then Sand Point Airfield in Seattle. Their goal was to complete the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. The four planes were Douglas World Cruisers and they were named Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans. Due to […]

Int’l Women’s Day Aviation Round-Up

03/09/24

March is Women’s History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day. Here’s how some airports and aviation museums and others marked the day. There’s a lot you can learn in a quick scroll.

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Aviation lore & more at St. Petersburg Museum of History

02/21/24

In Florida, the St. Petersburg Museum of History displays a replica of the Benoist XIV airboat used for the first scheduled airline service, which operated nearby. On January 1, 1914, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line began flying across Tampa Bay. The flight covered 18 miles and 23 minutes. That journey was 11 hours faster than […]

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Airports mark Black History Month

02/01/24

As you travel to and through airports throughout the U.S. in February, keep an eye out for events, exhibits and special programs marking Black History Month. Here are some of the profiles, tributes and Black History Month campaign kickoffs we spotted on airport social media feeds already.

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