Delta files reorganization plan, rejects merger
Delta files reorganization plan — Delta Air Lines Inc. filed a reorganization plan Tuesday that calls for it to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection next spring as a standalone company. It also said that its board has formally rejected US Airways’ $8.4 billion hostile takeover bid and create the nation’s largest airline. (AP)
Concern grows over pollution from jets — Aviation and the environment are on a collision course. The number of airline flights worldwide is growing and expected to skyrocket over the coming decades. Aircraft emissions pollute the air and threaten by 2050 to become one of the largest contributors to global warming, British scientists have concluded. (USA Today)
Some say screening airport workers means long lines — A proposal to require all airport employees to be screened for weapons when they come to work every day could create massive lines at airports without improving security, some airport officials say. (USA Today)
Have you seen this bag? — Boston’s Logan Airport to test ‘indoor radar’ as a replacement for its often inefficient luggage tracking based on bar codes. (The Boston Globe) (Registration required.)
Workers scramble to open Yellowstone — A storm that knocked out power to most of the park complicated preparations for Wednesday’s planned winter opening. (AP)
Trees, menorahs light up Hawaii airports — Despite a dustup in Seattle over whether Christmas trees and menorahs have a place in that city’s airport, both were put up this season at airports throughout the Hawaiian islands without controversy. (AP)
Delahunt pushes for end to U.S. travel ban to Cuba — U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, a leader in the fight to end sanctions against Cuba, says the push to end the U.S. travel ban to the island nation will get a boost in the new Democratic-controlled Congress. (AP)
Boeing delivers 600th 777 — “The Boeing Company Friday delivered its 600th 777 airplane, to Singapore Airlines. The 777 program reached the milestone after 11 years in service, faster than any other twin-aisle airplane program in history. (AvioNews.com)
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