Final Call: US Airways Hot to Merge With American, Artist to Bury 727 in California Desert
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By: Matt Molnar
Tags: American Airlines, American Airlines bankruptcy, Boeing 727, frequent flyer miles, Lambert St. Louis International Airport (STL), New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), United Airlines, US Airways
Photo of the Day: A South African Airways Boeing 747SP (ZS-SPE) on the ground at Frankfurt. (Photo by b707fan)
• With McCann Worldgroup setting up a new office in Dallas, are American Airlines and its ad agency gearing up for a massive post-bankruptcy marketing push? [AdWeek]
• The FAA is safe from a shutdown, but only for a few weeks. Congress has passed a short-term funding bill to keep the agency flying until Feb. 17. [The Hill]
• Yes, US Airways is hot to merge with American Airlines. [Bloomberg, via BusinessWeek]
• The St. Louis Lambert Airport concourse severely damaged in a tornado last year will soon reopen. [Fox 2]
• A Swedish artist plans to bury an old 727 in the southern California desert. [KGET 17]
• A detailed look at New York’s decrepit airport terminals. [The New York Observer]
• United says it has improved lifetime benefits for million-mile frequent fliers. Million-milers disagree. [WSJ]
