Oregon Airport Gets Creative With Ad Space Offerings

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The Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (MFR) in southern Oregon is selling ad space on the side of its control tower.  Most control towers at other airports are owned by the FAA, but not at MFR—they own theirs, which is how they’re able to provide this advertisement opportunity. MFR’s Airport Director refers to this...

Video: Germany’s Miniatur Wunderland Adds World’s Largest Model Airport

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Designed after Hamburg’s own Knuffingen Airport, a model airport by the same name now resides at Miniatur Wunderland, an attraction in Germany which initially just featured model railways and villages. According to a Today In The Sky article published back in May of this year, the model features: 40,000 lights 15,000 figurines 500 cars 10,000...

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...

Our Newest Team Member

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Unified Supply would like to welcome our newest team member, Theodore Bennett Sanburg.  Theo is a third generation conveyor man, and is expected to contribute early and often.  Although no official position has been determined, he is likely to assist in the sales or production departments.  He briefly considered accounting, but his ability...

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...