The Radar: No Snow for European Ski Resorts, American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy, Southern Ice Skating Rinks

  • Ski slopes across Europe are looking green this winter after the warmest and driest autumn in the Alps for 147 years. Consider ski resorts with high-altitude ski areas if you’re planning a holiday trip. [Telegraph]
  • American Airlines parent company AMR Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday. However, AMR has promised customers that its American Airlines and American Eagle units will continue normal business operations during the reorganization process. [USA Today]
  • Warm temperatures aren’t stopping Southerners from lacing up their ice skates at outdoor rinks in their home states. [Jaunted]

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