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Five new galleries opening at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum

06/05/26

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has been undergoing a renovation that began in 2018 and includes the redesign of all 20 galleries, plus a wide range of building repairs and improvements to the buildling. Most of the gallery work has been completed. Five of the seven galleries yet to open […]

Harriet Baskas

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Airport and Airline Resources

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

Horizon Air’s fun ‘Toy Story 5’ livery

Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

JetBlue’s Blueprint livery is back

See KLM’s new limited-edition miniature Delft Blue House

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

Stuck at Denver International Airport

03/07/08

I rarely mind spending a few extra hours at an airport – especially when I get a free ticket for volunteering to take a later flight and there’s free wireless Internet access throughout the terminal. This afternoon I volunteered to stay behind. The very irate woman in front of me at the customer service counter […]

Denver International Airport

More music for airports: theme songs

03/06/08

If cities can have theme songs, why can’t airports have theme songs? Some airports do. Los Angeles International Airport traces its theme song back to a country music hit from the 1970s. The song, L.A. International Airport, was written by Leanne Scott and sung by Susan Raye. But when LAX made it the airport’s official […]

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Music for airports?

03/05/08

I’m having a little too much fun researching a column about airport theme songs. I’m finding everything from jingles to “real” songs that have found their way onto the charts. One example – the theme song for Germany’s Cologne-Bonn Airport. Written by the Cologne-based band plus49. The song is included in their album “All the […]

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Tasty fuel for the last leg of the trip

03/04/08

Notice all those restaurants and take-out joints popping up at airports? They’re not just for folks getting onto planes. For arriving passengers it means not having to go home – or to the hotel – hungry. David Grossman, a fellow columnist over at USATODAY.com explores the topic in a new column. He was kind enough […]

Free Wi-Fi – sort of – at Philadelphia International Airport

03/03/08

When I’m president there will be free wireless Internet access at every airport. In the meantime, we’re making progress: the airports in Denver, Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Portland, Oregon and an increasing number of large and small airports around the country currently offer free wireless throughout the terminals. Recently the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International […]

Philadelphia International Airport

Space-aged dining at Los Angeles International Airport

03/02/08

Built in 1961 and undergoing major renovation, the Theme Building at LAX still looks sort of futuristic. Even while encased in scaffolding put up after a 1,000-pound piece of stucco coating fell off the building in Feb. 2007. While the $10 million restoration project continues outside, travelers can once again dine inside at the space-aged […]