Kamis, 24 Maret 2011

Air traffic controller asleep as planes land

Federal aviation officials are reviewing air traffic controller staffing at airports around the United States after two airliners landed at Reagan National Airport without clearance from the airport tower because they were unable to raise anyone there. An aviation official said an air traffic supervisor - the lone controller on duty around midnight local time when the incident occurred - had fallen asleep. The pilots of the two planes were in contact with controllers at a regional Federal Aviation Administration facility about 64km away in Virginia, Peter Knudson, a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board, said yesterday.

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