Controller Allows Child to Direct Planes in New York

An air traffic controller let two children direct air traffic at the nation's sixth-busiest airport, JFK International in New York. This personal injury lawyer supports the Federal Aviation Administration’s investigation into the incident. Air traffic controllers who are handling departure control are almost always multi-tasking, meaning they are talking to more than one pilot at the same time. In order for the child to talk on the microphone, the controller would have to concentrate his attention on only one plane. On February 16th one child was present in the control tower and directing traffic on a departure runway. On February 17th, the night right after the first incident, the same air traffic controller brought a different child into the tower and allowed him to speak to the pilots. New York personal injury lawyers know that accidents happen and to have someone create a situation, where an accident may be more likely to happen, is unwise.