Lawmakers, who have recessed until September, failed to reach an agreement that would reinstate the FAA and thousands of …
air traffic controllers
Expert: FAA Short on Cash, Skimping on Training and Long Aware of Sleeping Workers
On Monday, an air traffic controller in Virginia misstated the distance between a cargo plane and a jet carrying First Lady Michelle Obama, forcing her plane to abort its landing for a short time.
Report: Aircraft Carrying Michelle Obama Aborts Landing After Controller Mistake
In the latest of several mishaps concerning Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers, a plane with First Lady Michelle Obama on board came “dangerously close” to a collision with a military cargo jet, forcing the …
Asleep at the Switch? Snoozing Controllers Lead to Major FAA Resignation
By Megan Friedman and Megan Gibson
This really raises the stakes on the whole idea of “sleeping on the job.”