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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

What to do on a layover at LAX

08/04/08

There’s an article in USA TODAY this morning about a Transportation Research Board report that found that: “At many of the USA’s largest airports, more than 90% of passengers arrive or leave in taxis or private cars.” One airport trying to change that is the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which has a fast, popular […]

Learn to dance at the Paris airports

08/01/08

I’ve always thought that a great service for air travelers would be gate-side mini-courses in everything from the ancient history to CPR or packing. Now comes word from Paris that the airports there are offering free dance classes. Since the end of June, the Ecole des Vacances holiday school has been offering free dance classes […]

Free drinks for (some) kids on US Airways

08/01/08

Starting today, August 1, 2008, coach passengers on US AIRWAYS will have to pay for all beverages – including water. Free drinks will still be available for First class fliers, trans-Atlantic passengers, and those flying on US AIRWAYS Shuttle Flights. According to airline spokesperson, Michelle Mohr, there’s one more category of travelers exempt from this […]

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Cell phones on airplanes? Looking less likely.

08/01/08

When will we be able to make and receive calls on our cell phones on an airplane flying over the United States? Maybe never. A while back, several members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced the Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace (HANG UP) Act. The goal: to make sure cell phone […]

Recycled fashion at Pittsburgh International Airport

08/01/08

Would you wear clothing made out of old newspapers, crushed glass, old detergent bottles and bits and pieces of aluminum cans? If they looked like the duds Nancy Judd makes, you just might. Judd is an environmental artist who makes award-winning fashion out of the stuff most of us throw away. And from now through […]

DFW gets Best Buy; air travelers get play tickets

07/31/08

I’m a big fan of skipping the mall and doing all my shopping at the airport. So I’m pleased to see that Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) now has two automated Best Buy stores (a.k.a. vending machines) selling electronic products and accessories all at prices that match the Best Buy stores on the street. (Find […]