Lyric Stash

Air Canada, WestJet say planes fuller in December (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canada's two major airlines said on Wednesday their planes flew with higher passenger loads in December as Air Canada cut capacity and smaller rival WestJet Airlines Ltd attracted more travelers despite a weak economy.

Alitalia close to deal with Air France (AP via Yahoo! News)
Air France-KLM is nearing a deal for a stake in the new Alitalia after Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that its main rival, Lufthansa, never made a firm offer.

N.Y. adopts clean air rules, stricter than EPA's (USA Today)
New York environmental regulators adopted stricter air pollution rules on Tuesday to prevent power plants and factories from belching out more smog and soot.

Labor board denies Delta Air Lines union request (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The National Mediation Board, which governs airline labor relations, on Wednesday rejected a Delta Air Lines request to review the certification of two of the unions it inherited in its buyout of Northwest Airlines.

Air France Said to Reach Accord to Buy Alitalia Stake (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Air France-KLM Group negotiators reached an agreement to buy 25 percent of Alitalia SpA , beating out rival suitor Deutsche Lufthansa AG , three people with knowledge of the matter said.