1. Floyd stranded thousands of travelers throughout the nation Tuesday as airlines grounded hundreds of flights. 2. A series of wildcat strikes by pilots that began Wednesday grounded hundreds of international and domestic flights and left some travelers stranded for days. 3. Air traffic controllers grounded hundreds of airliners headed into the Southwest on Thursday because of repeated failures of the radar computer guiding flights into the region. 4. British Airways flight attendants walked off the job Wednesday in a pay dispute, grounding hundreds of flights and spoiling the travel plans of thousands of people. 5. But before the pilots went along with the deal, they staged a sickout that grounded hundreds of flights and hit Cathay revenues hard. 6. But the two sides still planned last-minute talks over the dispute that has grounded hundreds of flights. 7. Delta and Continental airlines reported a drop in third-quarter earnings as Hurricane Floyd grounded hundreds of flights for both carriers. 8. Devastating storms over the past week have grounded hundreds of airplanes, caused countless crashes, closed schools and roads and knocked out power to thousands of people. 9. Flight attendants struck British Airways in a pay dispute Wednesday, grounding hundreds of flights and spoiling the travel plans of thousands of people. 10. In June, pilots staged wildcat strikes that grounded hundreds of flights. |