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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

Love the layover: elevator ride in Paris

03/17/09

If I had a one-day layover in Paris, I’d probably spend a few hours at the Musée du Louvre and then head to the Eiffel Tower for an elevator ride to the top. Or I might just save my euros and visit the new Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s Hotel, Paris Trocadéro and spend some time […]

25% off in-flight Wi-Fi courtesy Gogo Inflight

03/17/09

The folks at Gogo Inflight sent out a Twitter message with a 25% off discount code you can use to check out the Wi-Fi service on any Gogo-equipped flights on American, Delta or Virgin America flight. The code is good through the end of March and is 124cmtw225.

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Paper runway at Atlanta airport

03/17/09

It’s Airport Art Fashion Week at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and to celebrate the airport is unrolling “Paper Runway,” and exhibit that includes wearable clothing and accessories, all made from paper: ball gowns, business suits, stilettos, hats, vests and much more. What kind of paper? Banana leaf fibers, recycled cotton rags and found objects, […]

Complimentary ashtrays from Air France

03/16/09

Each year, more than 100,000 aviation fans make their way north from Seattle to Mukilteo to visit the Future of Flight Aviation Center and take a tour of the Boeing commercial jet assembly plant. The tour is mighty impressive, and so is the Aviation Gallery, which features the nose section of a Boeing 727, airplane […]

Delta’s Wi-Fi-enabled planes: 50 and counting..

03/15/09

Delta Air Lines now has 50 planes equipped with Wi-Fi, courtesy of Gogo inflight internet. That’s a smidge over 15% of the airline’s domestic fleet. The count so far: MD88 – 44 aircraft MD90 – 1 aircraft B757-200 – 5 aircraft Strange: While they’re go-go about the Wi-Fi march forward at the Delta blog, […]

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Lincoln Memorial at O’Hare Airport

03/14/09

It’s the bicentennial year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and there are special exhibits and events all over the country. Now Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is joining in, with an exhibit of a half-size replica of the Lincoln Memorial. The replica is 101/2 feet tall and 9 wide feet wide. Look for it in Terminal […]