coming your way, backhoes and bulldozers up and running again in israeli settlements in the west bank and they re casting a dusty cloud over the peace process. will the resumed construction talks derail will the resumed construction derail the peace talks. also two discount airlines announcing plans to tie the knot on the same week continental and united states become one airline. with fares and fees already surging what are these new unions in the sky meaning for you? i ve got people who know. let s start with that conversation. once again, a familiar name in air travel is disappearing. not really going away. airtran, a discount carrier based in orlando being bought by southwest. the dallas-based carrier known for doing things its own way and quite successfully, too. southwest is paying roughly $1.4 billion in cash and stock, but when you figure airtran s debt and lease obligations into the price, more like $3.4 billion. at the moment, each carrier flies to 69 u.s. cities.