On Christmas day, a Nigerian man tried to ignite some kind of explosive device as a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit began its landing (Northwest is now owned by Delta ( DAL ). This apparent terrorist act could mean more problems for airlines in 2010. Continue reading Terrorist Attack Foiled in Detroit, but Still Presents Challenge to Airlines Terrorist Attack Foiled in Detroit, but Still Presents Challenge to Airlines originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:30:00. Filed Under: Company News , Delta Air Lines Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments