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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

Canadian airlines cram to obey obesity ruling

12/05/08

(Illustration for my column by MSNBC’s Duane Hoffman) “You’ve dawdled this whole year. Now stop all that bellyaching and get on with it.” That’s pretty much the message Canada’s Supreme Court gave to the country’s major airlines at the end of November. Now, after spending a year trying to weasel out of it with repeated […]

Greetings from the North Pole International Airport

12/04/08

A bit of aviation history, courtesy of NORAD, The North American Aerospace Defense Command. The agency launched its multi-lingual NORAD Tracks Santa (NTS) Web site on Monday so that we can all stay up-to-date on Santa’s whereabouts. Long before the Wright brothers flew the first airplane or the Montgolfier brothers launched the first hot air […]

Karaoke at the airport? Yes! In Houston.

12/04/08

Sometimes dreams really do come true! In the past I’ve joked (sort of…) that it would be great if airport amenities included speed-dating, tattooing, and karaoke – especially during the busy holiday travel season. Now comes word that Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport is not just hiring choirs and bands to entertain travelers during this […]

Finally! A pay-per-visit lounge at LAX

12/04/08

Airport club rooms aren’t just for frequent fliers with expense accounts anymore. At least not at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Starting Thursday, Dec 4, 2008, travelers 21years old and older in search of a relaxing, somewhat upscale place to hang out before or between flights can now pay $25 and spend up to three […]

New art exhibition at Nashville International Airport

12/03/08

The winter installment of the Flying Solo Series – artwork by regional artists – kicks off on December 8th at Nashville International Airport (BNA). Here’s a preview of what you’ll see. Okapi Twins , ceramic sculpture by Cindy Billingsley Progress – acrylics with oil pastels – by Antuco Chicaiza The Tarmac Sequence, #18 of 21 […]

Nashville International Airport

Walking path at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Int’l Airport

12/02/08

Next time you find yourself with a little extra time to spare at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, don’t just sit there – take a walk on the airport’s new walking path. Officially “opened” today, the walking path is less than a half mile long and follows a marked area that’s inside the airport […]