British Airways and Air France, both believed to have been
targeted by terrorists in late December for possible hijackings,
canceled seven flights to the US over the weekend, amid new fears
that their aircraft would be used as guided weapons to destroy
targets in America.
BA canceled four flights between London's Heathrow Airport and
Washington Dulles on Saturday and a flight from London to Miami on
Sunday. Air France canceled two flights from Paris to
Washington.
Logan International Airport will get its new runway after all,
if a federal appeals court decision holds. The court Friday called
allegations made by runway opponents "meritless."
Several opponents of the new runway had challenged the FAA's plans
to build it, saying noise and air pollution hadn't been taken into
proper consideration. The groups, which included the South Shore
Jet Pollution Council and Communities Against Runway Expansion,
also claimed the FAA didn't follow the rules in selecting a
contractor to analyze the runway's environmental impact.
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