American Airlines and U.S. Airways could soon merge, and they already have buy-in from a pair of major unions representing pilots. The two airlines have “completed discussions” with two major employee unions: the Allied Pilots Association and US Airline Pilots Association, the two airlines said in a statement. These discussions are “intended to develop a [...]

ATLANTA — For anyone looking to take in a national park, this weekend will be one of the best of the year for visiting as the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees at locations nationwide. The feds will forgo fees Saturday, Sunday and Monday in honor of Veterans Day weekend. This includes fees at [...]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The city of Flagstaff owes much to the railroad. On Aug. 1, 1892, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad began serving Flagstaff. The railroad, by then part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, was chartered in 1866 by President Andrew Johnson and tasked with building a road from Missouri to California. [...]

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — There really aren’t any words to aptly describe that first glimpse of the Grand Canyon. Massive? Mind-boggling? Grand? All true, yet they just don’t do justice to that first experience of seeing the Grand Canyon. Words simply fail to describe the grandeur and the beauty of this one-of-a-kind natural landmark. Carved [...]

Per Wikipedia: The Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza is an urban park and gathering place, located in front of the Arizona state capitol complex in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It serves as a home to a number of memorials honoring prominent figures in Arizona history as well as memorializing significant wars and other events that have had [...]

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Frontier Airlines will begin daily non-stop service between Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Denver International Airport, making it the third airline to offer regular service from Phoenix’s second airport. The service will commence Nov. 15. Frontier will be the first airline to offer daily daytime service to a major metropolitan airport and international hub. “Frontier’s announcement [...]

PHOENIX, Ariz. — To say music is the fabric of a culture takes on a whole new meaning at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM). This 200,000-square-foot museum features more than 15,000 instruments from 200-plus countries, ranging from the common to the obscure to the extreme. The $250 million museum opened in April 2010. “The goal [...]

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — In life, Barry Golderwater always seemed larger than life. The same can be said in death. In 2004, Paradise Valley, Goldwater’s hometown, unveiled a statue of its most famous resident. Sculpted by Arizona artist Joe Beeler, the statue stands one-and-a-half times taller than Goldwater did in life. Located on a busy [...]