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Airport Delays on the Rise From a news story by CNN San Francisco News Reporter Greg Lefevre January 2004

I. Airport delays are on the rise.

A. Delays make people angry.
B. Delays cost the country billions in lost productivity.

II. The FAA found several reasons for delays.

A. Each region of the country operates differently.
B. The regions don't talk to each other enough.
C. The number of planes in the air is exploding.
D. Some technology needs to be updated.
E. Weather causes 70% of delays.

III. The FAA has some solutions to the problem

A. Seize control from the regions during times of heavy traffic or bad weather.
B. Update computers

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