03/09/16
Check out the video taken from Alaska Airlines flight during a total solar eclipse on March 8. The airline changed the path of the flight so eclipse chasers could get the best view.
Aviation history
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02/25/16
Here's a short history of airport jet bridges and some examples of how airports and airlines are trying to make the journey between the terminal and the airplane a bit more interesting.
12/30/15
Mobile devices that can conduct sales and access passenger information are changing the way flight attendants work in and out of the cabin – and helping airlines improve their bottom line.
Read more about how new tech devices for flight attendants are helping to upgrade passenger services in a story I wrote for Fortune.
12/05/15
It’s Souvenir Sunday – a day we look at some of the fun, inexpensive things you can get at airports or, today, aviation museums. Through November, 2016, the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum is hosting an impressive exhibition of photographs by Carolyn Russo exploring the Art of the Airport Tower. StuckatTheAirport.com reader Robert Little went […]
11/09/15
I had the great pleasure of speaking with photographer Carolyn Russo about her book Art of the Airport Tower and the companion exhibition at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum for this story on NBC News. The book is now on my holiday wish list and I’m planning a trip to Washington, D.C. so I […]
10/23/15
If you want to get an up close look at the Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose – or play for a day in a water park built with a Boeing 747 on the roof – now might be a good time to make those plans. The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum – and Wings and Wave […]
10/21/15
On Monday, journalists gathered at Hawaiian Airlines’ Honolulu headquarters for the carrier’s first global media day and the announcement that the airline is adding lie-flat seats to the premium cabins on its fleet of A330 aircraft. During the event, refreshments were laid out for the attendees. And in with the coffee, water, fruit and trail […]
09/17/15
An new exhibition celebrating the history and growth of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport includes photographs and vintage airline amenities, including playing cards, china place settings, gourmet menus, grooming kits and other amenities. Look for the exhibit in Terminal 4 (level 3) on the south side just west of the food court.
07/27/15
On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the long-awaited plan for the promised makeover of LaGuardia Airport, which U.S. vice-president Joe Biden likened to one found in “some Third World country.” The make-over of the airport will be massive: it will cost at least $4 billion and include one unified terminal building “designed so […]