NPR: I know the stats say that about 1/3 of all flights are late. Why hasn’t the FAA been able to do anything about this?
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Corporate Jets 16 Percent Of Aviation Systems' Costs, Pay Only 3 Percent
By 8.22.07
As the debate continues to slowly boil over who will pay for the post of upgrading our nation’s aged aviation infrastructure, the FAA is drawing attention to how corporate jets pay disproportionately lower taxes compared to commercial jets.
Video Released Of Drunken Delta Stewardess' Arrest
By 8.17.07
A video was released yesterday of the 26-year-old’s arrest and imprisonment for boozing it up. About 16 seconds in she flips out when they try to remove her pinned-on wings.
There Is No Law Or Regulation That Says Airplanes Have To Have Working Toilets
By 8.10.07
“We have no rules regarding restrooms,” U.S. Department of Transportation spokesman Bill Mosley said, suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency be asked.
Air Travel Delays Worst In 13 Years
By 8.7.07
So what can you do? NBC finds some expert to give you advice, but let’s face it: You can’t really do anything. Airlines are flying too many flights, and they’re flying them 90% full.
5 Near Collisions Over New York Airports Last Month
By 6.12.07
We’ve been hearing a lot about how the FAA is stressed and there aren’t enough air traffic controllers, but this is nuts: According to the NYPost, there were 5 near collisions over New York airports in the last month. There were 5 for all of 2006. What the heck?
Flying? Avoid New York And Its Huge Delays
By 5.29.07
“You sit on the runway all hours; the weather is fine, and there isn’t an unusual increase in the number of flights. Yet you sit and sit and sit,” he said.” An FAA spokesperson thinks Schumer is smoking some fine dope,
FAA spokesman Laura Brown acknowledged there have been more delays nationwide and in New York, but said increased flights, not a lack of flight controllers, were to blame.
Air Traffic Is A Pile Of White Dots
By 7.27.06
Is it any wonder air traffic controllers have such difficulty keeping planes from scraping each other’s bellies?
