Just came across the wire: US Airways is bidding to buy Delta when DL emerges from bankruptcy. Simply put, a bad merger proposal that would drastically alter the economic landscape of Charlotte. First thoughts: ATL and CLT overlap, and it’s a virtual certainty that a combined US/DL would downsize their CLT operation — by a lot. Probably a 60 percent to 80 percent reduction in flights within two years of the merger with corresponding job losses. Obviously, this also affects economic development, and the ability to attract corporate headquarters.

More after addition reflection.