Link to AP article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110417/ap_on_re_us/us_sleeping_air_traffic_controllers
The additional hour is for crew rest in between shifts--now 9 hours, up from 8--rather than a scheduled nap during the controller's shift. There is some commentary in the article about sleep physiology. Oddly enough, there isn't anything about the sleeping/lost comm event at Reagan last month...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110417/ap_on_re_us/us_sleeping_air_traffic_controllers
The additional hour is for crew rest in between shifts--now 9 hours, up from 8--rather than a scheduled nap during the controller's shift. There is some commentary in the article about sleep physiology. Oddly enough, there isn't anything about the sleeping/lost comm event at Reagan last month...