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June 10, 2026; Greensboro, N.C., Alaska Airlines debuts Seattle World Cup host city livery in partnership with SeattleFWC26 for World Cup 2026. credit: Joe Nicholson/Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

06/11/26

Back in April, American Airlines debuted a special sports-themed aircraft livery on a Boeing 737-800 to mark its role as Official North American Airline Supplier of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 26 in partnership with Qatar Airways. The airline has also rolled out soccer-themed amenity kits packaged in clear containers that can be repurposed as stadium-legal […]

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Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

“Save a life, not a bag” campaign for air travelers

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

Horizon Air’s fun ‘Toy Story 5’ livery

Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

JetBlue’s Blueprint livery is back

See KLM’s new limited-edition miniature Delft Blue House

Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

Wine flies free on these 2 airlines

Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions

How to hear hologram music at PIT Airport

03/26/26

Airport art comes in many forms these days. And right now it’s showing up in the form of a hologram at Pittsbugh International Airport. (PIT). Created by Pittsburgh-based Joe Zeff Design, the temporary 7-foot-tall hologram installation at Pittsburgh International Airport features short peformances by three members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The hologram display is […]

PHL Airport & the world’s longest line of cheesesteaks

03/24/26

Congratulations to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and the PHL Food & Shops for snagging a Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Line of Cheesesteaks’. The iconic Philadelphia Cheesesteak, made with thinly slided ribeye steak, melted cheese and sauteed onions on a hoagie roll, is celebrated each year on March 24, National Cheesesteak Day. This year, […]

Philadelphia International Airport

A ‘secret’ free way to skip the long TSA line

03/24/26

It’s smooth sailing for travelers at the security checkpoints at some airports. Elsewhere, the partial government shutdown and staffing shortages are creating hours long waits on security lines snaking through the terminals and, in some cases out onto sidewalks and into parking garages. At some airports, TSA Precheck, TSA Precheck Touchess ID and Clear lanes […]

Airport security

Brace for long lines and ICE (!) at many airports

03/22/26

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have been working without pay since February 14th due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. The result is severe staffing shortages, reduced screening capacity and extremely long (in some cases, hours long) security lines at many airports. Rather than pay the TSA workers, the Trump Administration announced over the weekend […]

Friday roundup: Places we want to go

03/20/26

Amsterdam: to see Andy Warhol textiles We’d go to Amsterdam at the drop of a hat and spend our days touring museums. (And we have). An exhibition coming up at the Cobra Museum of Modern Art in Amstelveen, north of the city, would be high on the list for our next visit. From April 24 […]

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 […]