http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/20583/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nbc-trashes-american-airlines-faulty-comparison <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/jeff-poor">Jeff Poor</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “NBC Nightly News” attacked one airline on August 20 with a “summer travel nightmare” story and a comparison between airlines that ignored key differences.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NBC correspondent Tom Costello criticized the world’s largest air carrier American Airlines – which had a passenger count <a href="http://www.iata.org/ps/publications/wats-passenger-carried.htm"></a>of nearly 100 million in 2006 according to the International Air Transport Association – for flight delays.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nbc-trashes-american-airlines-faulty-comparison" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Government air traffic American Airlines Dick Armey flight delays NBC Nightly News Southwest Airlines Tom Costello Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:28:27 +0000 admin 25389 at http://archive2.mrc.org