The director of the Air Traffic Organization of the United States, Hank Krakowski, resigned today after several incidents in which drivers fell asleep at their jobs.
The head of the Federal Directorate of Civil Aviation (FAA, for its acronym in English), Randy Babbitt said in a statement that it is conducting a thorough research on how the system operates air traffic control .
Krakowski, 56 years old and a former chief of flight operations for United Airlines, was in charge of air traffic controllers at the FAA, and now replaced by legal counsel of the FAA, David Grizzle.
"In recent weeks we have seen examples of unprofessional conduct by individuals that have led the public to question, and rightly so, our ability to maintain security, "said Babbit.
" This behavior must stop immediately, "he added.
The FAA said yesterday that two air traffic controllers were asleep in their work, which has four such incidents so far this year.
addition, two air traffic controllers were suspended because they did not meet the transfer protocol to control a plane that departed from Lubbock (Texas) 29 March, and it did not respond until he had repeated efforts to contact them.
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