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"Chrysalis," created by artist James Wille Faust, is displayed in the terminal at Indianapolis International Airport. The airport authority is considering removing the art and replacing it with a video wall.Officials at Indianapolis International Airport are getting some heat as they mull the removal of a large, prominent painting that sits in the center of the terminal to replace it with a video wall to display advertising and some electronic art.The piece of art, a multi-story sculptural painting called "Chrysalis," was created by James Wille Faust, who said it is "a visual meditation in a hyperactive airport environment."The airport is trying to find a "tasteful balance" between competing interests for advertising income and art and has hired the consulting arm of the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) to help develop a new public art plan, said Carlo Bertolini, director of communications at Indianapolis Airport Authority. [Read the full article] A senior government official has told NBC News that a plastic bag containing firecrackers was found Tuesday by a passenger on Southwest Flight 2408 from Las Vegas to Kansas City, Mo.A passenger reportedly pointed the bag out to the crew about 1:30 p.m. EDT before the plane departed, and the firecrackers were confiscated. Passengers were removed from the plane and rescreened, and the flight departed about an hour later.The Transportation Security Administration is currently investigating how the prohibited items ended up on the aircraft.thats great. last friday i had to toss my bottle of fiji water that cost me 8 bucks and i was willing to drink it to show these idiots its water but yet some a$$clown can march right in with explosives. good job tsa in las.thats great. last friday i had to toss my bottle of fiji water that cost me 8 bucks and i was willing to drink it to show these idiots its water but yet some a$$clown can march right in with explosives. [Read the full article] ATLANTA — U.S. airlines, hoping to offset high fuel costs and potentially sagging travel demand, have taken a scalpel to their route structures once again.The service reductions go hand in hand with another stated goal " adding service only where travel demand justifies it. These measures reflect a defensive posture by airlines in uncertain economic times, and show remarkable restraint for the once-bloated industry."Now airlines are making much more surgical decisions route by route and region by region," said Mark Dunkerley, chief executive of Hawaiian Holdings Inc, which provides air service to Hawaii from the U.S. mainland and among the Hawaiian Islands.Major carriers such as Delta Air Lines Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. have scaled back some of their planned flying this year, and analysts say more capacity cuts may be on the way. [Read the full article] 
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