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Those magnificent folks in their flying machines

07/27/08
Not sure if this is really an “airshow,” but if you can’t afford to fly to anywhere this summer you might enjoy attending – or even competing in – the Red Bull Flugtag. Taking its name from the German for “flying day,” and touching down riverside in various cities around the world since 1991, the […]

Happy Birthday to the First Lady of Flight

07/24/08
Amelia Earhart, one of the world’s most famous aviators, was born on this day in Atchison, Kansas in 1898. You can learn all about “the Golden Girl of Aviation,” or “Lady Lindy,” and see statues of her in various spots around the country, including the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchison and at the Bob […]

NXNE at YYZ

06/02/08
From June 12-15 Toronto will be hosting the 14th North by Northeast (NXNE) extravaganza, a new music festival and conference much like Austin’s infamous annual South by Southwest event. The festivities will take place in 40 Toronto venues, including clubs, parks, record stores and, this year, Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The airport performances, dubbed “NXNE […]

Gamble with your OnePass miles

05/22/08
To mark the 21st birthday of its OnePass(R) frequent flyer program,Continental Airlines is holding a four-day Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament in Las Vegas. The event begins August 6, 2008 and will take place the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino. The entry fee is 50,000 OnePass miles and the grand prize is 21 million OnePass miles. […]

Films, fashion and flying

05/16/08
The Cannes Film Festival runs through May 25th and Air France, the festival’s official air carrier, has posted intriguing new film-related material on a special site. Poke around and you’ll find excerpts from films “starring” Air France as well as a gallery of photos showing actors and actresses such as Audrey Hepburn, Buster Keaton and […]

Vote and Fly at John Wayne Airport

05/15/08
Travelers heading out from John Wayne Airport (SNA) can be among the first to cast ballots in Orange County’s 2008 primary election. Between Sunday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 27, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will be offering early voting at the airport between 6 AM and 9 PM Monday through Saturday, and from […]

Air France 50th 777 Ferry Flight

04/30/08
On Tuesday Air France officials were in Everett, Washington to take delivery of the company’s 50th Boeing 777-300ER airplane. The flight home to Paris had room for a few guests. Highlights of the trip: A chance to see – and smell – a brand new airplane. Turns out, like new cars, new airplanes definitely have […]

The Russians are coming

03/20/08
Traveling to or through Houston’s George Bush International Airport (IAH) today (March 20th)? Don’t be alarmed if you see Russian Cossacks and Lion Dancers wandering about the terminals. From 9:30 in the morning until 11 pm at night the airport is celebrating Singapore Airlines’ new service to Moscow and Singapore with music and dance performances […]
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