Love Field Receives Air Force One

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October 4, 2011, President Obama made a visit to North Texas at Eastfield College in Mesquite to deliver a speech to students and local residents about the American Jobs Act. Of course, President Obama flew into the North Texas area on Air Force One.  Sky Talk, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s airline, travel, and aerospace blog, shared some...

Aeroponic Gardening at Chicago O’Hare Airport

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Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) is now the first airport to feature an aeroponic garden, a vertical gardening system, which utilizes water and a mineral solution rather than soil. The garden sports 44 different herbs and vegetables in the rotunda building between terminals 2 and 3, as according to an ABC 7 News Chicago story. The herbs and vegetables...

Frequent Fliers Give Airlines “Mega Do”s

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A wish list including a “champagne toast after takeoff, free beer and wine, sandwiches, preferably wraps, in a picnic bag for short flights, and a full meal on longer flights” resulted from an in-depth market research project involving around 160 frequent fliers, who meet annually for this event now referred to as, the Star Alliance “Mega...

Remembering and Reflecting

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The tragic events that took place on September 11, 2001 will never be forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the individuals whose lives were affected by these events. Unity is the driving force behind Unified Supply, just as it is the driving force behind our great nation.  On this day, we reflect on the importance of family and friends,...

Grand Forks Airport Opens New Terminal

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As of August 30th, the new Byron L. Dorgan terminal, named for the long-time North Dakota Senator, has been open for business. At a $21 million cost, the Grand Forks International Airport terminal features a more modern and bigger feel as compared with the older terminal which opened in 1964, according to an article by the Grand Forks Herald. Click...

In-Flight Entertainment Options-A-Plenty

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“With 24 television channels, more than 35 on-demand films, a 3,000 MP3 library (with the ability for travelers to build their own playlist), a kid’s entertainment platform (with parental controls), videogames, music videos, interactive Google Maps that track a flight’s journey, a seat-to-seat text chat system and more,” Virgin...

The Flying Fred Finn

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Airline Reporter, an airline business blog, published an interview article with Fred Finn, who is recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records to be the most traveled man in the world. According to the article, Mr. Finn has flown over 15 million miles since his first flight in 1958.  In the interview, he shares his favorite flights, memorable...

Virgin America Celebrates 4th Anniversary

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August 8th, San Francisco locals celebrated “Virgin America Day”, as proclaimed by the city’s Mayor Edwin M. Lee in honor of Virgin America’s 4th Birthday. The airline boasts many achievements in its four years of service including being named Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Domestic Airline four years in a...