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Airport Delays on the Rise
a news story by CNN
Have you ever had travel problems because your airplane was late? It is a common problem and it is getting worse. Airport delays make people angry and cost the country billions in lost work time.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ) is the government agency that oversees air travel. They studied the problem of airline delays.
They found eleven major problems and proposed eleven ways to fix them. Some of the problems are caused because different regions of the country do things differently. The regions don’t talk to each other enough. Some of them need new computers.
Also, too many planes are flying. A strong economy has more people using airplanes to get around. Airplanes are a form of mass of transportation now, like trains and buses were in the past. More planes in the airport cause delays.
Weather is another main reason for delays. Weather causes about 70% of delays. Fog or freezing rain can cause delays.
The first thing FAA wants to do is take control away from the regions during heavy traffic times and bad weather. A national center would make decisions on thing that affect the whole country. The FAA also wants to put more distance between planes in the sky when the weather is bad. This rule could cause even more delays.
The FAA works continuously to make sure that as many flights as possible leave on time each day. They know that their solutions will not cure the problems with airport delays. But they hope to make things better.
Based on the text, the FAA
Outras questões do mesmo concurso: EEAR / CFS (EEAR) / 2009 / Controle de Tráfego Aéreo
