Golden ticket to D.C.

This week, San Diego International Airport played host to a very special group of eighth graders from San Diego’s KIPP: Adelante Preparatory Academy. KIPP: Adelante is a small, college-preparatory public school serving 360 students from southeastern San Diego in grades five through eight. The school is based upon the acclaimed KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) [...]

Garth’s got baggage!

Congratulations to Garth in the Airport Authority’s Accounting Department …  He’s got baggage!!! Garth was the first person to correctly identify both the final destination of the luggage and the airline in the Ambassa-Quiz at the bottom of my I’ve got baggage post below. He correctly identified that, on this baggage tag: NH= All Nippon [...]

I’ve got baggage

One of the biggest hassles when flying is the fear of lost baggage. Nothing is more frustrating than to be standing at the bag carousel waiting anxiously for luggage that never comes. In recent years the airlines have gotten much better at handling baggage. In 2008, only 3.6 bags per 1,000 passengers were misplaced (compared to 5.4 [...]

Miss California 2007 graces SDIA

I have had the exquisite honor of getting to know Melissa Chaty, Miss California 2007. We are both current participants in LEAD San Diego’s Class of 2009. She is a spectacular individual, dedicated to a lifestyle of non-profit work and enhancing both America’s Finest City and the Golden State. During her reign, Melissa traveled from [...]

Need an attitude adjustment?

I can remember a number of occasions, when I was a wee young lad in Northern California, of getting in trouble for not doing my chores. My dad would say, “You better have an attitude adjustment real soon, Ryan.” Uh-oh. Not good. But, 20 years have passed. So now, when I need an “attitude adjustment,” [...]