Some worry air traffic control failure at Memphis may signal bigger danger

Friday, October 12, 2007

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Ron Carpenter and his fellow air traffic controllers were busy keeping more than 200 airplanes on course over seven states when their communication system crashed. Suddenly they couldn't talk to pilots or call for help.

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