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Will Fewer Flights Mean Fewer Delays?

Sorry, says FAA: don't expect airlines to cut
on crowded routes

New York Times New York Times Jun 10, 08 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - With fuel prices soaring into the skies, fewer airplanes will be following suit, but don't think that translates to less time on the tarmac. Airlines' cutbacks will ground planes, but mostly on less-traveled routes to smaller cities, the New York Times reports. The congestion at LAX and JFK isn't likely to improve, despite new FAA regulations. More »

More about:  airline industry • FAA • fuel costs • airline delays • flights • air traffic • air traffic control

Planes Nearly Collide
Over Pittsburgh

Evasive maneuvers prevent mid-air crash after air-traffic trainee errs

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 6, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A quick nosedive by a Delta pilot narrowly averted a mid-air collision of two passenger planes over Pittsburgh this morning, after an air traffic control trainee told a Delta pilot to turn into another jet’s path. The planes, carrying 120 passengers between them, missed each other by a scant 400 feet. The second pilot, flying for PSA, also took evasive action. More »

More about:  plane crash • airplane • Delta Air Lines • Pittsburgh • PSA • air traffic control • National Air Traffic Controllers Association

2007 Was 2nd Worst Ever for Plane Delays

More than 26% of all domestic flights were late or canceled

Associated Press Associated Press Feb 6, 08 1:08 PM CST
(Newser) - It's now official: 2007 was an awful year for airline delays—the worst since the record delays of 2000. More than 26% of domestic flights were delayed or canceled, due to huge demand and a growing swarm of small planes gobbling up runway space, reports the AP. The airline with the best record was Hawaii's Aloha Airlines, with a 93% on-time arrival rate. More »

Air Traffic Control to Get a Makeover

Crowded flight paths is forcing upgrade of old, slow tracking system

Wired Wired Oct 25, 07 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FAA has unveiled a plan to relieve projected air traffic gridlock: a new tracking system called NextGen. The new system will take advantage of slicker GPS technology, which will gradually replace the current radar system, which is subject to delays in data and large margins of error that require extra space between aircraft, Wired reports. More »

More about:  air travel • FAA • GPS • air traffic control

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