Air Traffic Controller Reported on Phone with Girlfriend During Hudson River Crash...

by bartleby the scrivener |...and his supervisor had apparently ambled away from the tower.

Horrified officials called their actions "unacceptable," even though they were not blamed for Saturday's crash.

Both controllers - who were not immediately identified - have been suspended and will likely be fired.

Crash probes by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration revealed the two controllers seriously deviated from their assignments at the time of the collision.   (More at NY Daily News)

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