DOT Chief Ends Single-Staffed Towers After Another Sleeping Incident

A fourth incident involving an unresponsive, on-duty air traffic controller in as many weeks has prompted U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to revise staffing on the midnight shift at 27 control towers across the country. Under standing FAA policy, these towers employed a single controller...

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