Air Controller to Be Disciplined
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WASHINGTON — An unidentified Chicago area air traffic controller, who committed an error shortly after complaining to a pilot over the radio that “we’re running all shifts short-handed,” will be disciplined, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said today.
The March 31 error involved Ozark and United airlines jets that flew closer than the FAA five-mile airspace separation limit. The FAA said in a statement today that the planes, carrying a total of 300 people, converged within 3.4 miles, instead of the four-mile estimate the agency made earlier this week.
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