It's an opinion piece by someone who doesn't work at the NYT, but if you write them I'm sure they'll include a correction. That tidbit also had no bearing on the argument.
It's on the front page of their website.
The NYT is a rag now.
There is something incorrect in an opinion piece. It should be corrected, but is not a scandal.
Um, why is this downvoted? USAir, in fact, did not merge with United, it merged with American Airlines.
Downvotes because you don't like the fact that USAir actually didn't merge with United?
Or is HN just turning into a subreddit now?
Complaining about downvotes is one of the worst things you'll see on reddit, there's no need to bring it here. Pedantry is also not very useful but I guess it's not worth "downvoting" over.