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Cockpit collision warning systems. this is serious! >> very serious. the real question here is where was the supervision and where is the faa in terms of consequences? for example, everyone remembers the hudson river midair where a number of people were killed when two planes collided about a year and a half ago. in that case, one controller was talking to his girlfriend about a dead cat. they havent been fired? >> really? they have not been fired? >> really. no. no. and the supervisor was missi...

But 90% of the airports in the country do not have control towers, but they treated it where the air traffic control tower was closed and landed. the risk to the passengers here was very, very low. >> why boilwould you say that, because we would assume that the controller in that tower would help both of those pilots to know that the run way was clear to land. >> there are 170 airports who do not have control towers, so theres procedures to do that and theyre done safely every day. >> explain to...

Personally outraged that the controller did not help land these two planes. so clearly unacceptable and theres been action already taken regarding this. but those two commercial pilots, you recall they were looking for clearance to land, no response. they landed safely with all the passengers, that was fine. but secretary lray la hood to pt that air trafficker controller on suspensioned. the director of these -- im sorry, it was not the director, were speaking with the military safety airport ex...

At reagan national. just the other night. this is unbelievable. two planes coming in, forced to land at reagan national airport early yesterday morning without any help because the only air traffic controller on duty didnt answer. when the pilots repeatedly asked for help. the pilot of the first plane circled the airport, was forced to contact the regional air traffic control tower found out amazingly that theyre used to this kind of thing. listen. >> american 1900, so youre aware, the tower is ...

Two fukushima workers are hospitalized with radiation poisoning. new safety and security questions today at reagan international. early this morning, two commercial jet liners waiting to land got no answer from the control tower. >> the tower is apparently unmanned. we called on the phone and nobodys answers so the aircraft went in uncontrolled at the airport. >> the pilots talked themselves down and landed the plane safely. just one controller is on duty for the graveyard shift at reagan nati...

Often, but, yeah, it happened about a year ago. but im not sure thats what happened now. but anyway, theres nobody in the tower. >> interesting. >> it is. >> we still dont know why there wasnt anybody in the tower, what exactly happened. both planes did land safely. the american airlines flight at 12:10 a.m. and united flight 15 minutes later. transportation secretary ray lahood said today i directed them to replace two air traffic controllers on the reagan national airport control tower. its no...

Basic. preferred. at meineke i have options on oil changes. and now i get free roadside assistance with preferred or supreme. my money. my choice. my meineke. a live picture of flight tracker.com, you can see there behind me, those are all the planes that are in the air right now. imagine, though, what would happen if they had to land without the help of air traffic control? that actually did happen to two planes at washingtons reagan national airport shortly after midnight on wednesday. the p...

Saying that overnight shifts at that tower, suzanne, now have to be manned by two people. and in a statement he says that it is not acceptable to have just one controller in the tower managing air traffic in this critical airspace. so, of course, the investigation will continue. and he is also calling for a study on staffing nationwide at all airports. suzanne? >> sandra, that was such an understatement when he said interesting. a lot of people looking at that shaki their heads thinking what the...

Late this afternoon the national transportation safety board confirmed an air traffic controller at reagan international airport fell asleep on duty tuesday night, and thats why two airlines had to land on their own. the controller, a 20-year veteran, has been suspended. its been a tense day in syria where thousands turned out for todays funerals for people killed in anti-government demonstrations. the government is promising reforms. joins us from there, cnns mohammed and hes monitoring the s...

Its expanded capabilities. back to you. martha: fear in the skies after an air traffic control tower goes silent at one of the busiest airports. this controller failed to respond to two pilots trying to land. well be right back. your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to y...