Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110417:18

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110417:18:07:00

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 able to swap shifts unless they have nine hours off in between, and controllers will not be able to work an unscheduled midnight shift following a day off. and there will be more faa managers covering early morning and late night hours. now, in a one-on-one interview, transportation secretary lahood vows to put an end to the problem. >> this is outrageous. as soon as i heard about these controllers sleeping, i expressed my outrage and talked about the fact that i wanted the controllers suspended, i want an

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