DOT: Controller Errors on the Rise

Edited by Paul Richfield March 01, 2001
Operational errors by air traffic controllers are up 51 percent over the past five years, despite the FAA's ongoing efforts to address the issue. In a recent study, the DOT's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) cited four incidents to illustrate the gravity of the problem: -- A near miss between...

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