The Nation - News from Aug. 4, 1986
Increased concern by pilots, air traffic controllers and airline operators over thunderstorms and wind shears has caused more delays on landings and takeoffs, the New York Times reported. Officials of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Air Line Pilots Assn. said pilots are now more inclined to fly around storms. The caution follows a crash last year of a Delta Air Lines jet that ran into a wind shear at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. The crash killed 136 people. Citing FAA statistics, the newspaper said the number of flights between January and June of this year rose 4.6%, to 4.5 million, from 1985. Delays were up 29.9% over last year.
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