The Kanas City Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 12 in Glendale Arizona at State Farm Stadium. Thousands of football fans will be heading that way, whether they have tickets to the game or not. And most of the fans flying to the game will be arriving and […]
Curent and former Boeing employees, customers, and aviation fans of all sorts gathered at Boeing’s Everett factory on Tuesday to mark the deliver of the final 747 aircraft to Atlas Air Worldwide. The event closes out more than a half century of production of the iconic airplane. 747 Memorabilia Here is some 747 memorabilia we […]
The Seattle-based Stuck at the Airport team took a short road trip to Oregon last week to join a special dinner hosted by Humble Spirit. The new(ish) farm-to-table restaurant in historic downtown McMinnville celebrates the wonderful wines and seasonal bounty of the Willamette Valley. On our winter tasting menu: Hazelnuts and Pork Belly, Whole Trout, […]
It Happens: Babies Get Born on Airplanes Babies don’t always arrive when they’re supposed to. And once in a rare while, they’re born on airplanes. Airlines know that. And so as early as the 1970s – and likely before – disposable obstetrical kits such as this one in the collection of the SFO Museum at […]
November is Aviation History Month. And that means it’s a good time to look at aviation history displays at airports around the country. First stop: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). There, the Phoenix Airport Museum presents numerous history displays. And exhibits are pre-security. Even better, the airport museum has a new Aviation History Guide […]
The Kanas City Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 12 in Glendale Arizona at State Farm Stadium. Thousands of football fans will be heading that way, whether they have tickets to the game or not. And most of the fans flying to the game will be arriving and […]
Curent and former Boeing employees, customers, and aviation fans of all sorts gathered at Boeing’s Everett factory on Tuesday to mark the deliver of the final 747 aircraft to Atlas Air Worldwide. The event closes out more than a half century of production of the iconic airplane. 747 Memorabilia Here is some 747 memorabilia we […]
The Seattle-based Stuck at the Airport team took a short road trip to Oregon last week to join a special dinner hosted by Humble Spirit. The new(ish) farm-to-table restaurant in historic downtown McMinnville celebrates the wonderful wines and seasonal bounty of the Willamette Valley. On our winter tasting menu: Hazelnuts and Pork Belly, Whole Trout, […]
It Happens: Babies Get Born on Airplanes Babies don’t always arrive when they’re supposed to. And once in a rare while, they’re born on airplanes. Airlines know that. And so as early as the 1970s – and likely before – disposable obstetrical kits such as this one in the collection of the SFO Museum at […]
November is Aviation History Month. And that means it’s a good time to look at aviation history displays at airports around the country. First stop: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). There, the Phoenix Airport Museum presents numerous history displays. And exhibits are pre-security. Even better, the airport museum has a new Aviation History Guide […]
California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT) knows there are plenty of reasons people want to go to the airport even if they’re not flying. That’s why ONT is joining other airports such as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Detroit Metro Airport (DTW), Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), and several others in offering a gate pass […]
If you’re a fan of airline collectibles, you may already have a handful – or perhaps dozens – of the gin-filled miniature Delftware houses KLM Royal Dutch Airlines gifts to passengers flying in the carrier’s long-haul business class cabins. KLM has been handing out these charming and, now, highly sought-after, souvenirs since the 1950s. And […]
More than 80,000 people are attending the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Black Desert this week. And about 25,000 of those Burners are making their way to the event via Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). And, as it does each year, the airport is welcoming festival-goers with art and fun activities. Over the weekend, arriving […]
