Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110415:09:03:00
Sleeping on the job has caused one very big head to roll. the head of the u.s. air traffic system resigned yesterday, a resignation quickly accepted by the federal aviation chief who vowed a major shake-up of the system to win back public trust. the departure came just hours after the latest case of a dozing controller surfaced in nevada where the pilot of a plane with a critically ill passenger couldn't get in touch with the controller while trying to land. according to the associated press, controllers say sometimes night shifters will sleep up to four hours of an eight-hour shift. despite...