Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo. — Al GoreLike rain on a day off or coffee spilling on your shirt on the way into a client meeting, air travel delays seem inevitable.When caused by weather conditions or mechanical issues, delays are shrugged off. The aircraft throttle is sticking? I’ll happily wait for the maintenance tech to pull up alongside the 737 in his golf cart with a little WD-40.It’s when skies are clear, no instrument malfunctions and the new …