And, because the GPS shows terrain regardless of the weather, it will also reduce flight delays.
To be sure, many Democrats said they supported the strategy to deal with flight delays.
Heathrow Airport operator BAA reported slight flight delays but said they were mainly down to fog.
Along with flight delays lost luggage is the most common cause for passenger complaint.
The FAA said it plans to exercise all available scheduling flexibility to try to minimize flight delays.
And yet Republicans seemed to be shocked, shocked, to find flight delays ripple through airports across the country.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is also portraying flight delays as the inevitable result of federal spending limits.
United Airlines also suffered widespread computer-network problems last summer that caused hundreds of flight delays around the world.
So in the weeks ahead travelers will likely experience the frustration of flight delays, cancellations and closed airports.
The airline has had recent labor challenges with its pilots, which resulted in many flight delays in Q4.
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An American Airlines flack responds: "I'd be ticked, too, "and adds that the company is working to reduce flight delays.
With some 15, 000 controllers furloughed as government spending cuts hit, some flight delays are being seen at NYC airports.
The air regulator said the unpaid leave caused 853 flight delays on Wednesday.
Typically, travelers are at the mercy of tricky weather--and even more mercurial flight delays or other unforeseen traffic jams.
Next on the list could be furloughs at major airports that would mean flight delays for millions of travelers.
But it has predicted flight delays when it begins furloughs -- one third of whom are air traffic controllers.
The nation's busiest airports could be forced to close some of their runways, causing widespread flight delays and cancellations.
In busy airports, such as Detroit, Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago's O'Hare, the number and duration of flight delays doubled.
Three years ago, the administration saw its highest one-day total of flight delays.
Air traffic congestion around New York City, which contributes to 48% of all flight delays in the country, remains problematic.
Not too long ago, Forbes ranked this one of the top three worst airports in the world for flight delays.
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Problems with the integration of their frequent flier programs angered many loyal road warriors and computer glitches caused repeated flight delays.
In all of 2012, the highest number of US flight delays experienced on a single day was 2, 994, according to the motion.
Furloughs of air traffic controller beginning Sunday could result in long flight delays in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York-area airports.
Consumers not only enjoy less flight delays due to engine issues, but are safer as technicians have optimal insight into engine performance.
This is Canada's answer to Richard Branson, the ultimate brand extender--at least until the first group of flight delays, union strikes or worse.
After encountering hurricanes, flight delays, canceled reservations, wildfires and after crisscrossing the country dozens of times, he's learned to take nothing for granted.
Crews began preparing snow plows at Logan International Airport, where officials said the storm is expected to cause more flight delays and cancellations.
Flight delays at the Denver airport averaged just over two hours and 15 minutes on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Over the weekend, there were flight delays, problems at check-in kiosks, airport lines and long wait times to reach reservations agents on the phone.
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