Associated Press, "Air Crash News: FAA imposes 'no nap' policy for air controllers"

National directive comes after crash in Ky. killed 49 out of 50 on board

          Air traffic controllers who nap during break times could be suspended for up to 10 days under rules the Federal Aviation Administration has begun enforcing nationally since the deadly crash of Comair Flight 5191.
          FAA workers were notified of the stricter enforcement Saturday, less than a week after the Kentucky crash that killed 49 of 50 people on board.
          The control tower operator working at the time got only two hours of sleep during a nine-hour break between shifts on the day leading up to the Aug. 27 crash. Investigators say he turned his back on the airfield when the pilots took off from the wrong runway.
          National guidelines against napping aren't new, but workers at several local control towers and regional radar centers previously enjoyed the right to doze off during breaks through separate agreements they worked out with their supervisors. However, the new federal rules imposed by the FAA on Saturday void those local agreements, FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown said.

Learn more about the August 2006 Lexington, Kentucky crash of Comair Flight 5191 and the rights of relatives of victims of the crash.