You may have noticed that Ohio state license plates proclaim the Buckeye State to be “the Birthplace of Aviation,” while North Carolina plates say the Tarheel State is “First in Flight.” Their respective state commemorative quarters make the same, seemingly competing claims. So which is right? They’re both right, because of the Wrights … two [...]
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Michael Irizarry of La Jolla sent us this gorgeous photo he managed to capture of the inaugural British Airways flight 273 coming in for a landing at San Diego International Airport yesterday evening. For more information about the new service see this news release: British Airways Launches New Daily Non Stop Flights Between San Diego [...]
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Today was National Bike to Work Day sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists. Several Airport Authority employees answered the call and arrived at work today on two wheels. Here are eleven of them standing proudly in front of their carbon-free transportation for the day. They were rewarded for their efforts with free snacks, t-shirts [...]
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Last week, the first California Least Tern nests of the season were spotted at Lindbergh Field. A total of four nests were counted in the protected areas of the airfield. The airport’s environmental team reports that up to 80 Least Terns were observed at SDIA last week, courting each other and checking out the nesting [...]
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