FAA work reductions continue to slow air traffic  Thursday,
April 25, 2013    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's
rolling furlough of 15,000 air traffic controllers is into its
fifth day and continues to slow air traffic in the United
States.    Department of Transportation officials insist the
workforce reductions will not compromise safety because
controllers are spacing planes further apart so they can manage
traffic with fewer on-duty personnel.    The trade association
representing passenger carriers, as well as cargo airlines UPS
and FedEx, has sued to put all controllers back in the tower and
Republicans on Capitol Hill continue to argue that the Obama
administration has let the cuts impact a highly visible
government mission to score political points over how to solve
the nati...