10 high-flying snafus

Air travel took a wrong turn long ago. But 2007 was a year in which -- dare we say it? -- the industry hit new lows.

Doug Parker
Doug Parker
Fly the well-at-least-he-
didn't-have-to-use-an-
air-sickness-bag skies
Just hours after US Airways comes up short in its $9.8 billion bid to acquire Delta, CEO Doug Parker is pulled over by police in Scottsdale, and arrested for drunken driving.
Last updated December 20 2007: 3:04 PM ET

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