I’ve spent a long weekend with family out of town, but it’s good to be back. Here’s what I missed:
- American Airlines announced a plan to reduce capacity. The same pundits who inveigh against aviation’s carbon footprint worry about the effect of AA’s move on consumers. Blogger Megan McArdle: “Either we get upset about doing less driving and flying, or we get upset about climate change. We cannot simultaneously fix both problems.” [Asymmetrical Information]
- Silverjet, one of two remaining all-business-class carriers across the Atlantic, has suspended trading as a desperately needed cash infusion fell through. Start the death watch. [ATW Daily News]
- Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) tries to throw a regulatory monkey wrench into the Delta-Northwest merger. [BNET Travel Industry]
- Singapore’s renowned Changi Airport may join the consortium proposing to build Lisbon’s new international airport [Forbes]
- The Joint Economic Committee reports that air travel delays cost more than $40 billion. As usual, the Transportation Department is rolling out feel-good but ineffective measures to reduce delays this summer. [AP/MSNBC]
- Berlin’s storied Templehof Airport, the site of the Berlin Airlift, is slated to close soon. [NYT via Towers and Tarmacs]
- How do you build a new airport terminal for less than $10 million? Find out in Benet Wilson’s new podcast series. [Towers and Tarmacs]
