READY TO BOARD: Measurements of airline performance...

READY TO BOARD: Measurements of airline performance (above) are subject to change. Just ask Peter Ueberroth of Laguna Beach and Tom Talbot of Newport Beach, the majority owners of financially ailing Hawaiian Airlines. . . . The latest Transportation Department report says the carrier suffered less than one complaint per 100,000 passengers in January, ranking it 10th best in the country. A year ago, the figure was four complaints--the nation’s fifth worst.

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Airline on-time performance (take-offs and arrivals combined) at John Wayne Airport during 1990.

Two best: USAir: 88.9% America West: 86.5%

Two worst: TWA: 78.2% United: 70.5% Overall on-time performance: 87.5% On-time is defined as a plane arriving at or departing from a gate within 15 minutes of scheduled time. Source: FAA