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United CEO urges FAA to boost staffing as O'Hare taxi times rank among nation's longest

ABC7chicago.com and WGN News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is urging the FAA to increase air traffic controller staffing, citing lengthy aircraft taxi times at O'Hare International Airport.
The headline split ABC7chicago.com frames it as "United CEO urges FAA to boost staffing as O'Hare taxi times rank among nation's longest". WGN News frames it as "United CEO blames FAA restrictions for long taxi times at O'Hare".
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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Nov 11, 4:55 AM

United CEO urges FAA to boost staffing as O'Hare taxi times rank among nation's longest

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is urging the FAA to increase air traffic controller staffing, citing lengthy aircraft taxi times at O'Hare International Airport.

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WGN NewsNews report · Nov 11, 4:10 AM

United CEO blames FAA restrictions for long taxi times at O'Hare

The head of United Airlines says Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restrictions on aircraft at O’Hare International Airport contribute to the highest taxi times in the nation.

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Nov 11, 4:10 AM: WGN News joined the source map.

Nov 11, 4:55 AM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

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