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Finding reading material at the airport

04/07/26

Book lovers celebrated National Library Day this week on April 6 and are getting ready to mark National Library Week later this month, April 19 to 25. So it’s a good time to take a look at some of the ways to find reading material at airports. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is home to →

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Be on the lookout for these new(ish) airline liveries

04/01/26

A handful of airlines have recently rolled out some fun and notable liveries, or airline paint jobs. Some mark milestone anniversaries. Others are just fun. Here are some of our fresh favorites. Coming soon: JetBlue’s Blueprint II Back in 2017, JetBlue put a special “Blueprint” livery on an Embraer E190 aircraft. That paint scheme, now →

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Long TSA wait times + helping unpaid TSA workers

03/19/26

Higher passenger numbers at many airports due to spring break travel and the continuation of the partial government shutdown that requires TSA workers to work without paychecks is taking a toll on the travel experience at many airports. The security checkpoint lines continue to move smoothly at some airports. But staffing shortages mean that at →

What’s in all the checked bags that get lost?

03/05/26

While the volume of airline passengers – and the bags they check – is soaring, the rate of mishandled baggage is declining, according to a 2025 SITA Baggage IT Insights report. New technology, including compact Bluetooth trackers such as Apple AirTags, is helping airlines reunited passengers with mishandled bags. But bags still end up lost. →

The “Freedom Plane” will fly Founding-era documents to 8 U.S. cities

02/17/26

A lot of events are taking place to mark the country’s 250th birthday and this tour offers visitor in multiple cities a chance to see a bundle of rare and historic Founding-era documents all in one place. A Boeing 737 with a special Freedom Plane livery and a cargo that includes a half dozen historic →

Ready for Valentine’s Day? OAK Airport is.

02/09/26

Airports and airlines will be celebrating Valentine’s Day this year. But Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) and Southwest Airlines are getting a head start by bringing back a free Valentine Day’s mailing service for the second year in a row. Through Wednesday, February 11, passengers traveling through OAK can pick up free OAK-themed postcards →

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A rare glimpse of Wonder Woman’s invisible plane

01/28/26

Wonder Woman’s Invisible Plane is a rare gem in the collection of Seattle’s Museum of Flight. Acquired by the museum in April 1, 2013, the museum keeps this curious and precious artifact in a secret location and rarely puts it on display. But the departure of the large-scale MiG-21 Project featuring a decommissioned Soviet MiG-21 →

TSA’s Top 10 ‘Catches’ of 2025

01/27/26

Bullets hidden in strawberry Nesquik and tinfoil, a shot gun concealed in a golf bag and, the classic – drugs tucked inside shoes – all made it onto the Transportation Security Administration’s recently released Top 10 list of best ‘catches’ for 2025. Here’s the full list, in countdown order, along with airport where the offending →

One airport goes big, another raises the bar

01/22/26

ONT Airport goes bigger and bolder with its welcome sign SInce 1998, the sign that welcomed travelers to Ontario International Airport (ONT) in Southern California was sort of mousy and looked like this. Now, as part of its campaign to up its visibility in real life and in passengers’ minds, the very charming and convenient →

Places we’d stay: Waldorf Astoria New York

01/21/26

Greetings from freezing cold New York City. The Stuck at the Airport team is in town for work, eating and exploring. Our first stop: The Waldforf Astoria New York. Reopened, restored, ‘reimagined’ ( as they say) but, ultimately, rewarding – even if you just get to visit the lobby with the 1893 World’s Fair clock →

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