SNAKES ON A PLANE: Anxiety at the airports, longer security lines and a rattled stock market followed reports of a thwarted airline terrorist attack in Britain. Shares of United, Continental and American Airlines were down between three and five percent in early morning trading. Shares of European carries, such as British Airways, Air France and Lufthansa AG, were similarly down. Oil dropped nearly $1 to the $75 range on speculation that air travel will slow and demand for jet fuel lessen. Meanwhile, U.S. carriers were already cutting advance fares to capture leisure travelers in the off-season between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.
ZONING IN: An update on efforts to streamline Denver’s zoning regulations will take place 11 a.m. to noon today at the Webb Municipal Building, fourth floor. Peter Park, the community planning and development manager, along with Diane Barrett, zoning code task force co-chair, will lead the presentation.
ALL ABOARD: Union Pacific continues its aggressive recruitment program this year, announcing that it will be hiring a total of 1,750 train service employees through the end of the year, mostly in mid-Western and Western states, including Colorado. “Benefits and pay up to $40,000 in the first year and $75,000 in future years,” the company says. Other openings are for track workers, diesel mechanics, rail car repairers, truck drivers and management employees. For more info: www.unionpacific.jobs.
THE KICKER: Know someone who’d be perfect as an independent director for the United States Olympic Committee board of directors? USOC, based in Colorado Springs, extended its deadline for nominees to Aug. 16 to replace Dr. Harold Shapiro, who completes his term Sept. 5. The new director will be appointed to a four-year term, joining 10 others on the board. Applications accepted via e-mail at generalcounseloffice@usoc.org.