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AIRLINE DELAYS: THE SUMMER OF OUR DISCONTENT
(106–110)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
AVIATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
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JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
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LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
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CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee, Chairman
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York, Vice Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
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GARY G. MILLER, California
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(Ex Officio)
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
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PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
PAT DANNER, Missouri
BOB FILNER, California
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(Ex Officio)
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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Baker, Stephen A., Vice President, Federal Aviation Administration Conference, Federal Managers Association
Carr, John, President, National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Carty, Donald J., Chairman and CEO, American Airlines
DeCosta, Benjamin R., Aviation General Manager, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport
Howes, Mark D., Vice President, New Business Development, Aerospace Electronic Systems, Honeywell International
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Skeen, Kerry, Chairman and CEO, Atlantic Coast Airlines
Slater, Hon. Rodney E., Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, accompanied by Hon. Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
Smith, Frederick W., Chairman, President and CEO, FEDEX Corporation
Administration
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Brown, Hon. Corrine, of Florida
Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois
Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., of Maryland
DeFazio, Hon. Peter A., of Oregon
Johnson, Hon. Eddie Bernice, of Texas
Lipinski, Hon. William O., of Illinois
Millender-McDonald, Hon. Juanita, of California
Tauscher, Hon. Ellen O., of California
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Baker, Stephen A
Carr, John
Carty, Donald J
DeCosta, Benjamin R
Howes, Mark D
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Skeen, Kerry
Slater, Hon. Rodney E
Smith, Frederick W
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Carty, Donald J., Chairman and CEO, American Airlines, Outline for Developing and ATC Modernization Transition Plan
DeFazio, Hon. Peter A., a Representative in Congress from Oregon:
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Richard P. Michalski, Director, Legislative and Political Action Department, letter, November 14, 2000
Air Line Pilots Association, International, Brendan M. Kenny, Legislative Representative, letter, October 16, 2000
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ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
Independent Association of Continental Pilots, statement
Air Traffic Systems Development Status Report, Federal Aviation Administration, September 2000
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Air Traffic Control Delays, August 2000
OPSNET Delay Comparison for November 1999 and November 2000
Definition and Assignment of Causes for Flight Delays and Cancellations
Arrival Delay Reporting and Causes
''United Grapples with Summer of Widespread Discontent'', Susan Carey, Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2000
Correspondence between Hon. Edward I. Koch and David Hinson, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration; Norman Strickman, Assistant Director, Aviation Consumer Protection Division, U.S. Department of Transportation; M. Clay Moritz, Jr., Acting Chief, Regulations Division, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation
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