Perhaps the most bizarre travel/service startup I’ve ever seen, Airpnp (will Airbnb’s lawyers show up soon?) is advertising on its web site that you can rent a pee break or a freshen-up in private homes, offices, and more, for fees ranging from $1 to…
Porter Aviation, which built and owns the Toronto Island Billy Bishop terminal featured in Gumbo’s Where in the World Puzzle #71 , is selling the terminal to an investment group. But no fears for the convenient downtown airport—Porter is getting…
In the face of competition from Gulf-based carriers and European budget carriers, it’s been hard times for the familiar “national” airlines of Europe. Some, such as Sabena and Swissair have gone under, re-emerging in other forms; some, such as…
Perhaps the most bizarre travel/service startup I’ve ever seen, Airpnp (will Airbnb’s lawyers show up soon?) is advertising on its web site that you can rent a pee break or a freshen-up in private homes, offices, and more, for fees ranging from $1 to…
Porter Aviation, which built and owns the Toronto Island Billy Bishop terminal featured in Gumbo’s Where in the World Puzzle #71 , is selling the terminal to an investment group. But no fears for the convenient downtown airport—Porter is getting…
In the face of competition from Gulf-based carriers and European budget carriers, it’s been hard times for the familiar “national” airlines of Europe. Some, such as Sabena and Swissair have gone under, re-emerging in other forms; some, such as…
