Report says air traffic controller errors, other incidents continue to rise
Despite steps taken to improve safety at and around the nation's airports, mistakes made by air traffic controllers have nearly doubled in the last three years, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Although changes in FAA reporting policies and procedures may have contributed to some of the numbers, the GAO says the figures indicate an increase in the actual occurrence of airborne operational errors.