Air Traffic Control Errors News Today

The best air force controllers in the world keeping an eye on those planes for sure. but i think a lot of people say, wow, you know, how does this happen? warrington, virginia, has been cited 52 times for errors. and it is a major air traffic control for this region, which is one of the busiest reege continues in the country with all of our national sites and historic sites as well. it is a high profile mistake. >> andrea, you know, as we have seen, there has been a problem with air traffic cont...

You and i wouldnt get a pass. >> no. i was just going to say that and ask you about the faa. what is the deal with them? why arent they handing down harsher punishments? >> well, the problem with the faa -- this has been a problem, you know, for decades -- they do tend to circle the wagons. when somebody gets in trouble they tend to promote them up or out of the situation and then try to deal with the situation later. they have many instances. this is one of the things i investigated when i was ...

>> why did you start the turn once you were airborne? bill: some very close calls caught on that taeufplt well tell you about a stunning new report revealing a rise in air traffic control errors. theres a lot more of what you just heard in a moment here, and if youre flying in the northeast, by the way, it is gloomy! a rainy day here. martha: glad to be inside today, right? bill: yes, we are, in new york. >> ♪ >> ♪ who will stop nine rain -- who will stop the rain? >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪