Controllers Sleeping News Today

And why are all these things mapping at the same time. >> chris, i have been on this job as i said two and a half years. in the two and a half years these are the first instances that i have heard about it. i have always said safety is our number one priority, that we work 24/7 to make sure trains, be planes, automobiles, motor coaches, all forms of transportation are safe and that is the reason im really ticked off about the controllers sleeping. im really plaid about it. >> are you feeling und...

Travelers flying the friendly skies, supposedly. there are a slew of new changes to tell you about today, and these changes are all in an effort to crack down on controllers falling asleep on the job. the faa and transportation secretary ray lahood are making immediate changes to the schedules for air traffic controllers to combat fatigue. now, under these new guidelines announced today, controllers will now have a minimum of nine hours off between shifts instead of eight. they will no longer be...

Are hearing about it? and why are all these things mapping at the same time. >> chris, i have been on this job as i said two and a half years. in the two and a half years these are the first instances that i have heard about it. i have always said safety is our number one priority, that we work 24/7 to make sure trains, be planes, automobiles, motor coaches, all forms of transportation are safe and that is the reason im really ticked off about the controllers sleeping. im really plaid about it. ...

The controller slept. on thursday, the man who ran the faas air traffic control operations, hank krakowski, lost his job. >> what happened in these control towers with controllers sleeping is outrageous, it hes the kind of behavior that we will not tolerate. >> reporter: the faa has since ordered at least two controllers in every tower thats open for business overnight. but for the flying public its been three weeks of unsettling news about aviation safety. from the sleeping controllers to the 7...

Whatever reason took the second person out and then the next day, the person left behind falls asleep. so now the guy who runs that particular division at the f.a.a. resigned. heres transportation secretary ray lahood. >> what happened in these control towers with controllers sleeping is outrageous. its the kind of behavior that we will not tolerate. were doing a top to bottom review and we will not rest until these control towers are as safe as they possibly can be. >> have to say the word rest...

Controllers were caught sleeping on the job. the top official has now lost his job and the government is launching a top to bottom review. >> what happened in these control towers with controllers sleeping is outrageous, the kind of behavior we will not tolerate at the faa, we will not tolerate in control towers, safety is always our number one priority. >> air traffic controllers tell the associated press it is not uncommon for overnight workers to nap on the job and one whistle-blower says the...

Control towers with controllers sleeping is outrag outrageous, e kind of behavior we will not tolerate at the faa, not tal rate in control towers. safety is always your number one priority. we will not rest until every control tower in this country has controllers that are doing their job and were sure they are doing their job, and we want to assure the flying public that we are going to work 24-7 to make sure that safety considerations are always the first priority for the flying public. martha...

His job. >> what happened in these control towers with controllers sleeping is outrageous. it is the kind of behavior that we will not tolerate. >> reporter: the faa has since ordered at least two controllers in every tower that is open for business overnight. but for the flying public, it has been three weeks of unsettling news about aviation safety. from the sleeping controllers to the 737 that landed with the hole in its roof, to the airbus a-380 that clipped and tossed aside a regional jet. ...

Springs. again, youre looking at the video there. the plane circled for two hours over the airport trying to fix a problem with the landing gear. the plane belongs to the california air national guard. the crew exited the plane, and its good news, without injury. the federal aviation administration is putting new rules for air traffic controllers into effect, and theyre doing it immediately. the controllers union agreed to the rules aimed at preventing their workers from falling asleep on the ...

To reassure travelers after several air traffic controllers were caught sleeping on the job. the top official has lost his job. the government is launching a top to bottom review. >> what happened in these control towers with controllers sleeping is outrageous, it eat kind of behavior that we will not tolerate at the faa. we will not tolerate in control towers. safety is always our number one priority. >> air traffic controllers tell the associated press that its not uncommon for overnight worke...