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20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket

01/05/26

Airport guest pass programs allow non-ticketed guests to go through the security checkpoint and access the secure side of a terminal to dine, shop, see the art and spend more time with family and friends. Currently, about 20 airports offer this service. And each airport has its own set of rules for how many guests →

Harriet Baskas

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Updated airline policies for change/fee waivers due to flight reduction mandate

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New aviation museum in Oklahoma

10/06/25

Oklahoma’s El Reno Airport is now home to a new aviation museum called the Caldwell Collection at Mustang Field. Founder Tony Caldwell is taking his private collection public, with a display of more than 20 classic aircraft, including several from Caldwell’s own assortment and others on loan from various private collections. Notable among Caldwell’s aircraft →

Attractions offer free/discounted admission for government workers during shutdown

10/03/25

We don’t know when the government shutdown will end, and furloughed workers will be able to get paid and get back to work. But in the meantime, museums and attractions around the country are trying to help out a bit by offering free admission to federal employees during the shutdown. Here are some examples. Let →

How will the U.S. government shutdown mess with travel?

10/02/25

If the U.S. government shutdown continues, there could be trouble for travelers and the U.S. travel and tourism economy on multiple fronts. Trouble at airports and in the skies For now, airports and airlines are continuing to operate as normal and are issuing reassurances that they are. But if the shutdown continues, air travelers should →

Places to go. Things to see.

09/30/25

The Neon Museum in Las Vegas Las Vegas is synonymous with lots of things, most notably neon. And the city’s Neon Museum has saved and now celebrates the neon signs of the past in a wonderful outdoor site. One of the newest additions is a sign for the entrance of the Dunes Hotel and Casino, →

Airline liveries come and go

09/28/25

Icelandair is retiring two lovely liveries Icelandair is retiring its Boeing 757 aircraft and refreshing and expanding its fleet with Airbus A321LRs. That means two aircraft with much-loved liveries will no longer fly. Vatnajokull (2017), the carrier’s ode to the largest glacier in Europe, was introduced in 2018 and retired last week. We had the good →

Clyde “Upside Down” Pangborn’s very old sandwich

09/25/25

This old, stale sandwich locked away in a museum in Washington state has a special connection to an aviation daredevil who made a record-setting flight. The first non-stop trans-Pacific flight was completed on October 5, 1931, by Clyde “Upside Down” Pangborn and co-pilot Hugh Herndon, Jr. Hoping to set a record and claim a $25,000 →