FAA's Air Traffic Head Resigns After Sleep Incidents

The head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization resigned today, amid a wave of reports of air traffic controllers sleeping on the job. Hank Krakowski submitted his resignation this morning to FAA chief Randy Babbitt, the Washington Post reports, who promised a “top to bottom” review of the air traffic control system he leaves behind.

“Unprofessional conduct on the part of a few individuals have rightly caused the traveling public to question our ability to ensure their safety,” Babbitt said. The most recent slumbering controller incident came just yesterday—and with it came an FAA decision to end the practice of keeping only one controller on during overnight shifts. (More air traffic control stories.)