NEW : FAA officials , union representatives begin a cross-country tour in Atlanta . NEW : FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says mistakes `` will not be tolerated '' The FAA reported a seventh case of a controller asleep on the job this year . If the shift from eight to nine hours is n't enough , `` then obviously we 'll take that into consideration , '' LaHood said . New York Times reports that controllers have been sleeping for years and are now being forced to work extra hours because they don't get paid overtime.
NEW : FAA officials , union representatives begin a cross-country tour in Atlanta . NEW : FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says mistakes `` will not be tolerated '' The FAA reported a seventh case of a controller asleep on the job this year . New York Times reports that controllers have been sleeping for years and are now being forced to work extra hours because they don't get paid overtime.