Dynastic leaders consolidating territory and developing China's economy exploited the country's natural resources in ways that contributed to famines and natural disasters, writes CFR's Elizabeth Economy in The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future.
Credit Julio Cortez/Associated Press. 1  United Airlines flights were grounded Tuesday morning because of an unidentified computer problem, leading to widespread delays. 2  The airline said it began delaying all flights at 9 a.m. 3  United said the ground stop affected about 150 flights, or 8 percent of its morning schedule.
(May 2013). One of the flights shown here is delayed. A flight delay is a when an airline flight takes off and/or lands later than its scheduled time. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) considers a flight to be delayed when it is 15 minutes later than its scheduled time.A cancellation occurs when the airline does not operate the flight at all for a certain reason.When flights are canceled or delayed, passengers may be entitled to compensation due to rules obeyed by every flight company, usually Rule 240, or Rule 218 in certain locations. delayed flight can be costly to passengers by making them late to their personal scheduled events. A passenger who is delayed on a multi-plane trip could miss a connecting flight. Anger and frustration can occur in delayed passengers.