Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110326:12:21:00
Capital, but to answer the question in the u.s., no, it's not acceptable for washington, d.c. because the controller has other duties. the controller does have national security duties to keep a lookout as well as make sure the plane knows where they are in the lineup to land. >> you said it is what we do, if not what we should do. so why do we do it? >> money. the bottom line is, it comes down to money. we have about 13,000 air traffic controllers, and the faa saves money on the graveyard shifts having one controller on duty. there always has to be a supervisor but the faa makes the controlle...
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