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Oregon Curiosities: The Bomber in Milwaukie, OR

03/13/10
I love hanging around airports, of course, but I also find bliss when let loose in small museums filled with odd and unusual artifacts or if there’s a wacky roadside distraction somewhere and I’ve got the keys to the car. So I’m fortunate to be able to produce radio features and write books about my […]

Capt. Sullenberger and Amelia Earhart at the Museum of Flight

03/09/10
Monday evening I was fortunate to be in the audience at Seattle’s Museum of Flight for a  presentation by the recently retired Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the now-legendary pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 who was able to successfully land a plane in New York City’s Hudson River. He began the evening by showing the NTSB’s […]

Packards at John Wayne Airport & a salute to women in aviation at the C.R. Smith Museum

03/01/10
From now through June 1, 2010, a collection of photographs and accessories from the classic Packard automobile will be on display in Terminal A at John Wayne Airport (JWA).   The items are on loan from Orange County’s Packard International Motor Car Club and include hood ornaments, Packard ephemera, and photos of Packards, including this 1932 […]

Tidbits for travelers: news from JAX, PHL, and ATL

02/17/10
On Valentine’s Day, volunteers at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) handed out 1700 red and white carnations to arriving and departing passengers. (Photo courtesy Jacksonsville International Airport ) On Tuesday (February 16, 2010) Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Terminal E expansion, which includes seven gates for Southwest Airlines and several […]

Singapore’s Changi Airport celebrates Year of the Tiger

02/12/10
The Chinese New Year will be celebrated this Sunday and Singapore’s Changi Airport is ready with giant displays to welcome in the Year of the Tiger: Changi Airport also opened up an Aviation Gallery in Terminal 2, with loads of information stations, interactive kiosks, and 600 tiny airplanes hanging from the ceiling. Here’s a “please-touch” […]

Airports celebrate Valentine’s Day

02/12/10
Valentine’s Day pops up on a Sunday this year, and that gives everyone a full weekend to celebrate the holiday. This year, even airports are getting in on the action. Today, Friday, Feb 12th,  the Food and Shops at New York’s LaGuardia Airport will be handing out free chocolate kisses in the Central Terminal between […]

13 million cranberries, Dusseldorf Airport’s Ski jump, and Amelia Earhart

02/05/10
This weekend would be a good time to have as my superpower the ability to travel anywhere in the world and be in several places at once. If I could, I’d stop first in Richmond, British Columbia, a short SkyTrain ride away from the Vancouver International Airport to watch 13 million (!!) locally-grown cranberries get […]
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