REFLECTIONS Extra – Phoenix Airport Museum, Summer 2021

Departing from the Airliners International conference in July 2021, we had given ourselves plenty of time to explore Phoenix International Airport’s pair of landside terminals and the excellent photography options made available by the airport’s elevated inter-terminal tram system. While food and shopping options pre-security were still severely limited due to combination of COVID spacing concerns and the overall labor shortage, the airport’s commitment to displaying art nevertheless made for a visually interesting expedition, and one that we will be keen to repeat when the pandemic is finally under control.

Below are a collection of Phoenix Airport Museum flyers and photos from several exhibits, with the “Style in the Aisle” installation of special interest to the Northwest Family of course due to the colorful display of uniforms, bags, and service materials from Bonanza, Air West, and Hughes Airwest.

This installation is located on the ticketing level of Terminal 3 (Delta, United, Frontier, Spirit, Alaska, Hawaiian) at the base of the escalators heading up to security and the concourse/inter-terminal tram levels.

This photo installation is on the concourse level of Terminal 4, pre-security, at the bottom of the escalator bay to get up to the inter-terminal rail station.

The gallery location on the concourse level, pre-security in Terminal 4 was closed for updates and staffing shortages at the time of our visit.

As can be seen in the background, the pair of “Style in the Aisle” kiosks are located on Terminal 4’s ticketing level, with Southwest’s counters on one side and American’s on the other.

Wow, every single line of this page is tasteless.

Gate area in Phoenix' Terminal 3, serving Delta Air Lines. This building replaces the 1960s-era structure which housed Bonanza, Hughes Airwest, Republic, and Northwest through the decades. — The NWAHC is coordinating a transfer of some relevant surplus materials to the PAM, as we do with many other airline and airport museums

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Very nice article and Gary Martelli, Phoenix Airport Museum Manager/Curator and team do an excellent job at America’s Friendliest Airport! You’ll be happy to know that the Terminal 2 Paul Coze mural that adorned the wall until the terminal closing in February 2020, was moved into storage and will be installed at the Rental Car Center. A special ceremony is planned by the Airport Museum Program.

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