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A room with an airplane factory view

04/30/26

Some hotels would downplay the fact that there’s a factory next door operating 24/7. Not the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport in Renton, Washington. The resort-style hotel sits on the shore of Lake Washington and offers indoor and outdoor dining with views of the lake, dowtown Seattle and the Olympic Mountains. There’s a […]

Harriet Baskas

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Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

Wine flies free on these 2 airlines

Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions

New American Airlines trading cards

New ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin

Fuel costs rise. Airfares & bag fees rise too.

Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

Cathay Pacific returns to SEA after 6 years

News from 1 airline, 1 airport + a hotel lobby

Alaska Airlines’ big, bold Boeing plane order

Greetings from Paris: hanging around Charles de Gaulle Airport

05/01/08

Who cares if your flight is late leaving Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris? Not these folks. I found them lounging around terminal 2F on a Thursday afternoon, not far from a play area, two coffee bars, the Be-Relax massage island, and a souvenir stand.

Charles de Gaulle Airport

Cell-phones on airplanes: are you ready?

05/01/08

New European Union (EU) rules make it likely that travelers will be able to place cell phone calls on flights in EU airspace as soon as this summer. Air France is already testing such a service on one “cell-phones-allowed” plane that I got to fly on yesterday between Paris and Geneva. Technically, the service isn’t […]

Europe

Flying somewhere this weekend?

04/30/08

Even if you’re staying home, here’s a great way to save some cash and get some culture. Bank of America’s Museums on US program offers free admission to more than 70 museums around the country on the first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month. All you need to do is show an ID […]

Air France 50th 777 Ferry Flight

04/30/08

On Tuesday Air France officials were in Everett, Washington to take delivery of the company’s 50th Boeing 777-300ER airplane. The flight home to Paris had room for a few guests. Highlights of the trip: A chance to see – and smell – a brand new airplane. Turns out, like new cars, new airplanes definitely have […]

Air France

Let it snow

04/29/08

You’d think snow – even a spring snowstorm – wouldn’t get much attention in Alaska. But last Friday the folks in Anchorage got hit with enough snow to set a record for the day and for the month. According to the National Weather Service, which has an office near the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, […]

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

No go for Tempelhof Airport

04/28/08

It looks like its curtains after all for Berlin’s historic Tempelhof International Airport. According to news reports, airport supporters failed to get enough people to vote this past weekend to keep the airport open. There wasn’t even enough turn-out to have the vote be considered valid. Tempelholf Airport played a crucial role in the one […]