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Florida’s legislature just passed a bill renaming Palm Beach International Airport as “President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” becoming the first major U.S. airport named for a sitting president. But changing airport signs doesn’t change habits—everyone flying into Palm Beach will likely keep calling it “Palm Beach” or “PBI.”
As Florida lawmakers push to rename Palm Beach International Airport after Donald Trump, the Trump Organization files trademark applications for “Donald J. Trump International Airport,” potentially laying groundwork for licensing fees—though they claim fees won’t be enforced against the state.
New “revitalize Dulles” renderings are in after a DOT request. For now it’s all concept work, not an approved project, but it tees up a real fight over who controls Dulles modernization, how it gets funded, and naming politics.
Bilt just announced it will cap interest on new purchases at 10% for the first year on its new credit cards—a savvy teaser rate that also echoes a much bigger political idea. It’s a tactic banks can afford in a narrow, time-limited way, but a nationwide 10% cap would shrink credit, jack up fees, and gut rewards.
A passenger on a Southwest flight out of Phoenix filmed Donald Trump Jr. and a woman in a bright red pantsuit arriving in a black SUV, walking the ramp with what appears to be a Secret Service detail, and taking stairs under the jet bridge to board. Trump family members flying commercial isn’t unusual—but the funniest part is that after all that VIP choreography, he still picked Southwest.
The FAA is locking down Palm Beach airspace for the holidays with a presidential flight restriction tied to expected Mar-a-Lago travel, in effect December 20 through January 4 and effectively closing the inner 10-mile ring to most private flying. Getting into Palm Beach International requires TSA-style screening at one of five gateway airports and nonstop, ATC-controlled operations, while flights that can’t meet those rules—like JSX’s Westchester–Palm Beach—are being pushed to reroute.
A man bragged online that he was flying first class “because of Trump” and posted a photo of his boarding pass—complete with the details anyone needs to pull up a trip in many airline “Manage My Booking” tools. By the time he reached the airport, someone had already canceled his reservation, turning a political flex into an instant lesson in why you never share a boarding pass online.
The administration is handing out $10,000 bonuses to air traffic controllers who showed up every day during the government shutdown, but many in the workforce say the move is tearing units apart and creating real safety risks. Controllers argue the policy rewards presenteeism, pressures sick staff to work, and undermines a system already stretched thin.
During the shutdown, President Trump vowed to dock the pay of air traffic controllers who miss work and to award $10,000 bonuses to those who don’t. Neither move is legal — and his claims ignore basic FAA labor rules, federal law, and long-standing staffing realities.
A Florida legislator has filed a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport. The proposal cites Trump’s “extraordinary leadership and hometown roots,” though the timing — amid a federal shutdown — has raised eyebrows.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
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