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With the lifting of martial rule, civilians will no longer be tried by military tribunals. The military will also turn over to civilian authorities the power to censor publications. Despite these gains, however, many aspects of martial law, including restrictions on assembly and travel, will remain because of the passage of a new National Security Law by the Legislative Yuan late last month. The new law in effect continues to recognize Taiwan as an integral part of China. Taipei still considers itself the legitimate government for mainland China and rejects all calls for Taiwanese self- determination. Though Chiang has named...
...airlines cite overworked air-traffic controllers and bad weather as reasons for delays. But the carriers bear much of the blame because they routinely bunch too many flights into the most popular travel times, thus creating what might be called winglock on the runways. As one remedy, Secretary Dole suspended antitrust rules in March to allow airline executives to sit down together and arrange their schedules for more realistic departure times. American Airlines, for example, has rescheduled 1,537 of its 1,600 flights and added 150 hours a day of flight time to its timetables...
Ironically, anxiety and irritation about air travel are rising just as the industry is entering a period of robust financial health. Passenger traffic on U.S. carriers reached a record 418 million in 1986, up from 382 million the year before. During the first half of 1987, traffic rose another 15% or so. Wall Street analysts expect the 22 major U.S. carriers to earn operating profits of as much as $3.5 billion this year, far exceeding the previous record of $2.4 billion in 1984. Even TWA, a perennially struggling carrier now run by Corporate Raider Carl Icahn, is expected to enjoy...
...cuts, the average fare this year is expected to rise about 10%. Example: one-way New York-to-Los Angeles fares, which hit $99 during the heaviest discounting, are now typically $159. But bargain fares will never go away completely, experts say, because airlines are dependent on discretionary pleasure travel for 55% of their revenue, compared with only 45% when deregulation began...
...millions of travelers take to the air during the peak summer travel season, the Government is recording a surging number of consumer complaints, delayed flights, near midair collisions and air- traffic- control errors. The airlines are scrambling to improve conditions in the hope of easing growing indignation in Congress. -- Scandal dethrones the ZZZZ Best carpet- cleaning king...