> Meetings & Conventions: Short Cuts August 2001 August 2001 Short Cuts:Numbers Game 266 incidents involving “unruly passengers” aboard aircraft in 2000 (up 120 since 1995) 431 runway near-collisions between aircraft in 2000 (up 110 from 1999) 1,757 consumer complaints filed in 2000 with the Department of Transportation 6.33% on-time record for American Eagle flight 5036 (Boston to New York) in March 2001 Sources: Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation Back to Current Issue index | Back to Short Cuts indexM&C Home PageCurrent Issue | Events Calendar | Newsline | Incentive News | Meetings Market ReportEditorial Libraries | CVB Links | Reader Survey | Hot Dates | Contact M&C