How Many Air Traffic Controllers Are Needed Overnight?
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The accident at LaGuardia has raised questions about whether the minimum standard of two air traffic controllers on overnight shifts is sufficient.
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Of the two air-traffic workers who were in the tower that night, one was a local controller, responsible for managing runway traffic, and the other was the controller in charge, Ms. Homendy said. The N.T.S.B. is looking into whether the local controller was also managing vehicles on the taxiways, she said. Audio recordings of air traffic control feeds posted to LiveATC.net depict one controller spending several minutes before the accident helping the pilots of a United Airlines flight connect with airport operations and emergency personnel after the pilots smelled a strange odor on board.
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