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This means that major airlines will be parking (ie, taking out of service) planes. Continental will park nearly 70 planes, American will retire more than 80 and United could park more than 120. Midwest is cutting one third of its fleet, and Frontier -- currently operating under bankruptcy -- is removing 17 percent of its capacity. The US has 524 airports offering commercial air service, and most city officials at these airports are worried about losing service. They should be. Airports in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Honolulu, San Juan, Las Vegas, Oakland and Columbus are just a few that are expected to lose more than 10 percent of their scheduled service. And in some states, the cuts will be radical: In the Michigan area, Toledo, Lansing, Flint and Grand Rapids are seeing double-digit reductions in seat capacity and fares... [read full story]