Nightly News   |  April 06, 2011

Another air traffic controller asleep on the job

The FAA reports that the controller, who will be fired, intentionally slept for five hours during the midnight shift last month at McGee-Tyson Airport in Knoxville. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>>> it has happened again. another air traffic controller asleep at the switch. this time the government says it was intentional. he meant to be asleep. they plan to fire him for it. the faa says the controller slept for five hours during the midnight shift last month at mcghee tyson airport in knoxville. another controller was able to monitor the seven aircraft that flew into that air space during that