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File this under “If it weren’t an issue before, why are you doing this now?” The L.A. Times has the story, TSA to test its airport scanner operators for radiation exposure:
After years of rebuffing health concerns over airport scanners, the Transportation Security Administration plans to conduct new tests on the potential radiation exposure from the [...]

Got kids? Do you fly with them? Here’s a worthwhile run-down of travelling tips for flying with kids.

Layovers. They happen to all of us. Airports have started to pay attention to this, and some have created “Napping Nooks” to accomodate travelers. Currently it’s just Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and San Francisco with these accomodations. You can read more about finding a place to nap in the airport here.

Ever thought about taking your sex toys with you on an airplane? The San Francisco Chronicle put together this excellent guide about handling sex toys and air travel and luggage. Here’s a sample:
If you’re one of the 500,000 (half a million!) people traveling to San Francisco for this year’s Pride Parade, before you [...]

The New York Times has this one:
A terminal at Kennedy International Airport was evacuated on Saturday afternoon after a man apparently used a restricted doorway, a breach that delayed dozens of flights and threw the airport into disarray as hundreds of people were rescreened, the authorities said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/nyregion/17JFK.html
Via @ChrisLevinson

Now, with the internet, there will soon be an information-niche for everything. The Guide to Sleeping in Airports has their territory staked out loud and clear. No need to guess what you’re going to get from them, no. Cheap? Homeless? Can’t afford a hotel? Check out their tips and lists of airports to sleep in [...]

Okay, so last weekend I was at the airport in Denver, waiting for my plane, taking advantage of the free wifi. Only, nothing’s free, and DIA pays for some of the cost of providing free wifi by displaying ads with every page you load. I did my American duty and clicked on some of the [...]

DelayCast is a new flight data aggregator that goes one step beyond crunching numbers. It predicts the likelihood that the flight you book will find itself delayed.
From their site:
Use our on-time prediction engine to help you book your flights. We’ve built mathematical models of the U.S. air transportation system to predict delays and [...]

United States Airport Code information from the U.S. Department of Transportation:

Albany, New York, Albany International (ALB)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)
Allentown, Pennsylvannia, Lehigh Valley International (ABE)
Amarillo/Borger, Texas, Amarillo International (AMA)
Anchorage, Alaska, Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC)
Atlanta, Georgia, Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL)
Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City International (ACY)
Austin, Texas, Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS)
Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore/Washington [...]