US FAA Seeks to Fire Second Sleeping Controller

Updated
job interview
job interview

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified a second air traffic controller who fell asleep on the job, the agency said on Wednesday.

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt told a congressional hearing that the controller was "found intentionally sleeping" in the radar room during a midnight shift on February 19 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Advertisement