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Giant suitcase at Blackpool Int’l Airport

09/30/09

Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which hosted Britain’s first official major air show back in 1909, is celebrating 100 years of flying with a week of commemorative celebrations – and this giant 10-foot tall suitcase. The suitcase was created by artist Paul Kondras. But don’t worry: he didn’t try checking it in or taking it aboard […]

LGA Airport Kids Day this Saturday

09/25/09

It’s Kids Day at New York LaGuardia Airport this Saturday ( September 26th, 2009) from 10 am until 4 pm. During the event, which is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of LaGuardia and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, kids and adults will get to tour commercial jets and military aircraft while […]

LaGuardia Airport ready for National Aviation Week

08/05/09

To celebrate National Aviation Week, August 16-22, 2009, New York’s LaGuardia Airport is teaming up with The Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum to offer some special events and discounts. From August 19-22, The Food & Shops at LaGuardia Airport will host an exhibit featuring a replica of a fighter plane that previously flew from […]

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Sassy, nearly naked, safety video from Air New Zealand

06/30/09

The folks at Air New Zealand are just having way too much fun getting naked and made up for the camera. A while back they offered up this cheeky ‘Nothing to hide” commercial: Then, of course, “The making of” video. Now, here’s the airline’s sassy safety video. Wouldn’t this get you to pay attention?

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Think you deserve a summer vacation?

06/12/09

Layoffs, salary cutbacks, and worries about the economy are making a lot of people re-think those summer vacations. But, that doesn’t mean you don’t really need – or deserve – a break. And if you can convince a panel of judges that you’re the person in the United States or Canada who’s the most deserving […]

Party time for Southwest Airlines in the northwest

06/06/09

Today ( Saturday, June 6, 2009) if you’re flying to or through Seattle-Tacoma (SEA), Portland (PDX), and Spokane (GEG) airports, go over to the Southwest Airlines gates and ticket counters and see if you can get it on their party. The airline is celebrating 15 years of service to these airports with history and trivia […]

Free Wi-Fi and Free Fun at London City Airport

06/01/09

According to a short article in the Business Traveller blog, London City Airport in the city’s Royal Docks area, has joined the ranks of airports offering complimentary wireless Internet service. Hooray! A good time to use that free amenity might be during the airport’s 13th annual Fun Day, coming up on July 4th. There will […]

Tidbits for travelers: Cashless cabins, clothes-free CEOs, and goopy garages

05/28/09

Cashless: On Monday, June 1st, American Airlines becomes the latest airline to go cashless. If you’re flying on an American Airlines flight in the continental U.S. or on a flight to or from Hawaii, Alaska and Canada and want to buy headsets, meals, snacks or alcoholic beverages, you’ll need a credit card to do so. […]

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From Air France: photo contest and in-flight film festival

05/16/09

During May, the Air France in-flight entertainment system (my favorite channel: language lessons) is showing films chosen as past winners of the Cannes Film Festival. Through August 15th, 2009, the airline is also having a photography competition and is asking people to send in photographs on the theme “Air France livery: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow“. […]

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