Airline Delays in 2007 Were Second Worst Ever, With More
Than 26 Percent of Flights Late

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A quarter of domestic flights failed to
arrive on time in 2007 -- the industry's second poorest
performance on record -- and analysts say it is likely to
get worse.

More than 26 percent of commercial flights in the U.S.
arrived late or were canceled last year as rising passenger
demand and an industry preference for smaller planes
intensified congestion in the skies and on runways. The
air-travel logjam, reported Tuesday by the Department of
Transportation, comes as a growing number of air traffic
controllers near retirement age -- a trend the controllers'
union says will magnify the problem.

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It is good to know the FAA is EXPANDING their civil rights
and management staff while the Air Traffic control system
turns to ****.

Government at work

The FAA needs more desk jockeys and management staff the
hell with Air Safety!!