Airport chief gives blunt assessment

NEW ORLEANS - After 100 days in office, the new head of the New Orleans airport said Louis Armstrong International suffers from major management and staffing deficiencies and is headed for more problems if things don't change quickly. Iftikhar Ahmad, former airport administrator in Nashville, Tenn., said the airport is understaffed, lacks an overall business strategy and there are no performance measures. (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 09/15/10)