Washington Dulles International Airport

Starbucks Evenings Opens at Dulles Airport

A couple months ago a “coming soon” sign popped up at my home airport, Washington Dulles.  In the B concourse, they would be adding a new Starbucks Evenings location.  In true Starbucks fashion, they placed this location directly across from the only Starbucks in…

The Brighter Side Of Dulles Airport

After making my kids pancakes this morning, I settled in to check e-mail.  The first e-mail I read this morning was a post on View From the Wing entitled, “Washington Dulles is a Very Bad Airport”.  Gary and I agree on most things, and…

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StarMegaDO4: Getting Under Way

MegaDO (noun):  A once-in-a-lifetime gathering (that happens once a year) of like-minded, slightly nuts travel geeks where they charter an airplane and fly to different destinations around the world.  A big plane.  You know, like a 757 or 767.  To visit airlines, plane manufacturers,…

New (Interesting) Dining Option At Dulles

I saw this sign when I got back to Dulles airport in the B concourse. As a foodie and a student of the restaurant industry as a whole, Starbucks has offered a wealth of case study.  Now, they’ve started branching out past coffee, mints,…

TSA Pre-Check Makes a Perfect Landing at Dulles

I crossed my fingers on the way to the airport this morning.  Today was the day Dulles airport had announced that TSA Pre-Check would launch. The airport had blown through the first deadline they established to have security open upstairs, so it wasn’t entirely…