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What can help you, US air control?

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The job of air control is supposed to possess a high degree of accuracy and responsibility, as the working is related to people’s life safety. However, further questions emerged about management at the FAA, since the behaviour of its controllers while at work.


In the latest case, a controller was caught watching the 2007 crime film Cleaner, starring Samuel L Jackson, early on Sunday at a radar centre in Cleveland responsible for high-altitude air traffic.


The FAA has suspended eight controllers and supervisors since late March for allegedly losing contact with aircraft while on duty. In five of the cases the controllers allegedly fell asleep.


Worrying about whether controllers were focused on their job “should never be a thought for anybody getting in an airplane in this country. But unfortunately, the concern is raised recently.


What can US air control do to eliminate public trust crisis, and most important to ensure people’s safety when they onboard?



Air traffic controller sleeping on the job


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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that he is "infuriated" that air traffic controllers have been caught snoozing on the job, but he insisted the government will not permit its controllers to nap during rest breaks to fight fatigue.


FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt opened the first of a series of national meetings on the problem by addressing about 50 FAA employees at an air traffic control center about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. He was joined by Paul Rinaldi, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.


Since late March, the FAA has disclosed five cases of air traffic controllers sleeping at work.


The FAA also is investigating why two air traffic controllers in Lubbock, Texas, were out of contact for an extended period.


The latest incident happened Saturday morning at a busy regional radar facility that handles high altitude traffic for Florida, parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean. Babbitt said sleeping worker workers have put a "real terrible blemish" on the FAA.


"None of us in this business can ... tolerate any of this," Babbitt said. "It absolutely has to stop. I was absolutely infuriated when I heard the first one or two. But as we began our review, it became even more frustrating and more disappointing to me to see what has happened here."


Babbitt said at the meeting that the scandal caused by sleeping air controllers has harmed the agency's credibility. He said passengers should never have to worry about whether a flight crew is rested, a plane is properly maintained or that air traffic controllers are on the job.



LaHood: Bad air control incidents "ridiculous"


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An air traffic controller drinks a cup of coffee while working in a terminal radar approach control room Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Atlanta TRACON in Peachtree City, Ga. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt and President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association Paul Rinaldi met with Atlanta-based air traffic controllers Monday to discuss new rules governing schedules in the hopes of reducing incidents of sleeping on the job.

The FAA says early Sunday morning, a controller inside the Cleveland air traffic center was watching a DVD rather than his radar screen.


That's not all. For about three minutes, audio from the suspense thriller "Cleaner," starring Samuel L. Jackson, was accidentally broadcast to nearby air traffic.


The controller's microphone was stuck in the "transmit" position, meaning pilots heard the movie and the controller heard no incoming calls. CBS News correspondent Bob Orr spoke with Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about the incident.


"It's totally ridiculous. It's totally outrageous. It's totally unprofessional," LaHood said.


This incident comes as the FAA is cracking down on controller inattention. In the past two months, nine air traffic handlers have been suspended: Two, including a supervisor, were suspended for the Cleveland movie caper; Seven others were suspended in an outbreak of napping.


Controllers have been found dozing on the job in Seattle, Reno, Lubbock, Knoxville, Miami and Washington.


In response, the FAA has beefed up staffing on overnight schedules, added an hour of rest between shifts, and has repeatedly put controllers on notice.


La Hood has called this behavior outrageous and said it won't stand, yet it continues to happen, leaving some to wonder if these people are not getting the message.


"When that happens, controllers will be suspended, investigations will be conducted, and in some instances controllers will lose their jobs," LaHood told CBS News.


Air traffic veterans, who have long complained about understaffing, insist 99 percent of controllers are professional and attentive, though overnight shifts and fatigue are a challenge.


"They stay awake by trying to read a book that's interesting or - or going to get 5 cups of coffee, drinking a Red Bull," said Derek Bittman, an air traffic controller."Just a simple little mind game you can play, like a crossword or something like that helps you keep awake."


No controller has yet been fired as investigations continue. In the meantime, public confidence in air safety has been undermined, and somebody clearly will pay a price.



Michelle Obama's plane forced to abort landing

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The Andrews controllers ordered Michelle Obama's flight to execute a series of turns to put more distance between it and the cargo

A plane carrying Michelle Obama came dangerously close to a 200-ton military jet and had to abort its landing, due to an error by one of America’s beleaguered air traffic controllers.

The US government jet, which was returning the First Lady from a trip to New York on Monday, may have been just a minute away from the fully-loaded cargo plane.

The Boeing 737, which was also transporting Jill Biden, the wife of Joe Biden, the US Vice President, was preparing to land at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

It was forced into a series of manoeuvres to ensure it did not crash into the military plane mid-air. Its pilot was then forced to abort a landing attempt altogether and circle the airbase.

Officials feared the cargo jet could not get off the runway quickly enough after landing to avoid a potential collision on the ground. Mrs Obama’s plane eventually landed safely.

The incident is said to have been caused by an air traffic controller in nearby Virginia, who allowed the presidential jet to breach the five-mile gap required behind the C-17 military plane.

It comes amid a crisis at the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), whose air traffic chief resigned after it emerged controllers were caught sleeping on the job at least five times in recent months.

When the controller in Virginia passed responsibility for the two planes to staff at the Andrews base, he or she reportedly stated there was four miles between them. In fact there was only three.

As well as to prevent collisions, planes must also remain at a safe distance to avoid the turbulence caused by flying into another’s wake, which can also cause crashes.

According to Boeing’s website, 737s approach landings at between 143 and 163 miles per hour, meaning the gap between the planes could have been closed in as little as one minute and six seconds.

The Andrews controllers are thought to have ordered the White House plane to make delaying “s-turns” immediately after taking over. But the two planes are said to have continued to get closer.

Officials eventually had to order a “go-around”, an FAA statement confirmed last night.










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