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STL Airport’s Black Americans in Flight mural turns 30

STL Airport’s Black Americans in Flight mural turns 30

08/13/20
Make sure to see this historic mural at STL Airport August 13, 2020 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the dedication ceremony unveiling the Black Americans In Flight mural that now hangs in Terminal One (T1) at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). The five-panel mural is eight feet tall and 51 feet long. It pays tribute to […]
BWI & LAX airports mark anniversaries

BWI & LAX airports mark anniversaries

06/25/20
Two airports celebrate dedication anniversaries this week: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). 70 years ago, on June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Truman officially dedicated Friendship International Airport, which is now known as Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. 11 years later, then-Vice President Lynden B. Johnson was on […]
Vintage travel posters to inspire a post-pandemic trip

Vintage travel posters to inspire a post-pandemic trip

04/28/20
If you have been heeding the shelter-at-home advisories during this health crisis you may be organizing your photos and looking through scrapbooks from past trips. Here’s something else to add your list: planning your next trip using the collections of vintage travel posters we came across while researching this fun story for AAA Washington as […]
Chill like Amelia Earhart

Chill like Amelia Earhart

04/06/20
It’s been a tough few weeks for a lot of us. And there are more tough weeks on the way. We’re being told to stay home, keep our distance from others and stay away from airports and airplanes. Yet, we’re being encouraged to stay busy. So today we’re sharing two great “be chill” photos we […]
Nellie Bly landing soon at Pittsburgh Int’l Airport

Nellie Bly landing soon at Pittsburgh Int’l Airport

03/04/20
We take a short break from coronavirus coverage and anxiety today to give a cheer for Pittsburgh International Airport, which is celebrating Women’s History Month by putting a statue of legendary traveler and early investigative journalist Nellie Bly in the terminal. Bly, the pen name for Elizabeth Seaman Cochran, grew up in Western Pennsylvania and […]
Celebrating National Aviation Day

Celebrating National Aviation Day

08/19/19
Today (August 19) is National Aviation Day, which celebrates the development of aviation and marks Orville Wright’s birthday. Airports and aviation fans around the country will be noting the day in various ways. At Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), they’ll be celebrating with two events. *From 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. CVG is inviting community […]
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