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ESL / EFL Lesson Activity on Air Traffic Controllers

Airport authorities in the USA are into the way their air traffic controllers work. This after they found another controller in the control tower. This is the seventh this year. The Federal Aviation Administration said there was a with fatigue among controllers. There has been a sharp in the of flights, which means more workers have to work shifts. This situation leads to coming in to land without guidance a controller.

The Associated Press news reported that napping on the midnight shift is an open . "It has always been a problem," said Rick Perl, a air traffic controller trainer. "There is no you can get off at 2 pm in the afternoon and be at 10 pm at night and get decent ," he said. An aviation spokesperson said: "We are taking important today that will make a real difference in air traffic controller fatigue. But we know we will need to more. This is the beginning."