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Seed art on display at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

07/10/26

A fun new exhibit on view at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) features a very Minnesotan art tradition: crop (or seed) art. The seed‑crafted mosaics on display feature curated and award-winning selections from the more than 450 entries of crop art entered into the 2025 Minnesota State Fair Crop Art and Scarecrow Competition, which debuted […]

Harriet Baskas

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Airport and Airline Resources

3 things: soccer artifacts + free hotel stays + a FIFA livery

Friday roundup: Qantas Project Sunrise + July 4th travel

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

More airports offering food, other support for federal workers during shutdown

10/09/25

We shared information a few days ago about how Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and others are joining with community groups to offer food and other support to TSA officers, air traffic controllers and other federal workers who aren’t getting paychecks during the government shutdown but are still expected to show up for work at […]

Wee Delft Blue house marks KLM’s 106 birthday

10/08/25

If you fly on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as a Business Class passenger on an intercontinental flight, you’ll get to choose a tiny Delft Blue house from a cart rolled down the aisle towards the end of the flight. Don’t pass up the offer. KLM has been gifting these miniature gin-filled houses representing special buildings […]

Travel tidbits from airlines, airports & the U.S. governnment shutdown

10/07/25

U.S. government shutdown is affecting air travel. Already. The U.S. government shutdown is beginning to take a toll on air travel. TSA workers, air traffic controllers and others – already working longer hours due to staffing shortages – are now working without paychecks and the fallout is clear. Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy […]

Fresh airport art in Austin and Miami

10/06/25

Convergence / Austin is a new site-responsive work at Austin – Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) by Austin-based artists, Beili Liu Studio. The work spans 16 feet by 12 feet, includes 400 vertical strands holding 3,200 elements, and fills the high bay triangular area across from Gate 15 in the main AUS Barbara Jordan Terminal. Quilt exhibit at […]

New aviation museum in Oklahoma

10/06/25

Oklahoma’s El Reno Airport is now home to a new aviation museum called the Caldwell Collection at Mustang Field. Founder Tony Caldwell is taking his private collection public, with a display of more than 20 classic aircraft, including several from Caldwell’s own assortment and others on loan from various private collections. Notable among Caldwell’s aircraft […]

Attractions offer free/discounted admission for government workers during shutdown

10/03/25

We don’t know when the government shutdown will end, and furloughed workers will be able to get paid and get back to work. But in the meantime, museums and attractions around the country are trying to help out a bit by offering free admission to federal employees during the shutdown. Here are some examples. Let […]