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Very old food and classic old cars

10/23/26

Our museum team is on assigment in Tacoma, WA this week and hit the jackpot on day one in terms of treasures that tickle our fancy. When in Tacoma, we always stop in at the Washington State History Museum to visit our buddies, Dave and Dandy, the now-taxidermied oxen that pulled the covered wagon pioneer […]

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Airport and Airline Resources

The history of airline meals in 7 courses – in Seattle

KLM reveals miniature Delft Blue house #107

United’s status match offer (do it) + more AmEx lounges

Alaska Airlines news + SJC gate pass program + awards for us

Tickets for new Qantas 18-hour nonstop flight between New York & Sydney begin August 2027

World’s Best Airlines, according to Skytrax

I flew to four Pacific Northwest Airports and didn’t go through a security check once

What’s old is new again: United testing food delivery to the gate

Listen to this. But maybe not on a plane

Alaska Airlines spreading its wings to Athens & Paris

IND Airport exhibit celebrates Indianapolis Children’s Museum at 100

10/22/25

The Indianapolis International Airport (IND) partnered with the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis last spring to install a 33-foot T. rex fossil in the pre-security Civic Plaza as part of the year-long celebration of the museum’s 100th birthday. Now the two institutions are coming together againg to present a exhibit at the airport’s KIND Gallery titled “Memories, […]

Robert Rauschenberg was an avgeek

10/20/25

(“Mercury Zero Summer Glut” 1987, courtesy Robert Rauschenberg Foundation) October 22 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of postmodern artist Robert Rauschberg, who died in 2008 and this year there are wide range of exhibitions and activities to mark the centennial. One of those is Smithsonian Books’ publication of The Ascent of Rauschenberg: Reinventing the […]

More airports add food pantries for federal employees and refuse to air DHS video

10/16/25

The Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is joining the list of airports organizing and paying for food and supply pantries to assist federal employees who are not being paid during the federal government shutdown. These workers include Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) workers who are considered essentional workers and […]

More airports refuse to run government’s ‘blame video.’

10/14/25

The list of airports that refuse to show a video featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming democrats for the current government shutdown keeps growing. Yesterday, our list included Portland International Airport (PDX), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Spokane International Airport (GEG), Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) and Westchester County Airport (HPN), north of New York City, as among the […]

Government shutdown travel ticker + Airports balk at running DHS ‘blame’ video.

10/13/25

Government shutdown taking a toll on travel Last week, the U.S. Travel Assocation ran the numbers and said that the government shutdown will cost the travel economy $1 billion a week. As we head into the second week of shutdown, the organization has a ticker tape running to tally the ongoing losses. It’s not pretty. […]

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 […]