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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 […]

Harriet Baskas

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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

Milk a cow, get some chocolate at Geneva Airport

09/04/24

Here’s a fun airport promotion: Swiss chocolate brand Villars is hosting a month-long activation at Switzerland’s Geneva Airport that features a life-size cow. Visitors are invited to play a game that involves stepping into the shoes of a dairy farmer and ‘milking’ the fake cow. In exchange, participants will receive a complimentary Villars milk chocolate […]

Add this airport podcast to your list

09/03/24

Love airports and listen to podcasts? Then add this one to your list: “Under the Canopy: Stories Behind the World’s Busiest Airport,” is a new podcast series from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). According to ATL officials, the podcast has multiple hosts from the airport’s communications team and offers “deep dives” into ATL’s “robust operations […]

Eva Air brings another Hello Kitty plane to the U.S.

09/02/24

People of all ages love Hello Kitty and her friends. Put them on – and in – and aircraft and fans will be delighted. That’s why the carrier partners with Sanrio, the Hello Kitty marketing company to put Hello Kitty characters on a series of themed airplanes. The newest is the Hello Kitty Besties Jet, […]

Airport Amenity of the Week: My First Flight Buttons

08/28/24

Whether you’re a kid or an adult, your first flight on an airplane is a big deal. Virginia’s Norfolk International Airport (ORF) gets that. And, clearly, the folks who work at the airport remember that scared, giddy feeling of taking that first flight. Like many other airports, ORF is on target to break passenger records […]

Airports celebrate National Dog Day

08/26/24

Monday, August 26, was National Dog Day and airports around the country took the opportunity to celebrate the therapy dogs and their people who volunteer to hang out in the terminals helping passengers de-stress. Here’s a sampling of some of the celebrations. Let us know if we missed yours. And, look! After all the votes […]

Kurt Vonnegut exhibit at Indianapolis Int’l Airport

08/25/24

We love it whenever a favorite airport teams up with a great museum. And Indianapolis International Airport (IND) and the local Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library have done just that. Through the end of 2024, the airport’s KIND Gallery, on Concourse A, is hosting an exhibit created by the museum that honors the late writer, […]