Word: winglock
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...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...
...weight on either squad, Mock did not have the skill or balance of his opponent. Don Louria, the Crimson captain, had an easy time with stocky Cadet Chuck Olentine in the 165-pound class, winning an 11 to 2 decision after taking Olentine down with a winglock...
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