Air Controllers Removed from Job for Drug Use

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Air Controllers Removed from Job for Drug Use

1. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
  Kansas City:
  No. of controllers investigated —
  No. of controllers removed from jobs —
  Reason —

  Palmdale:
  No. of controllers investigated —
  No. of controllers removed from jobs —
  Reason —

2. Complete the following information according to what you hear.
(1) Today the FAA continued to investigate
at the nation's
largest airlines,
.
(2) So far the FAA has conducted investigations into
at
Palmdale in
and now Kansas City.

3. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) which is opposite to the fact discussed in the recording.
(1) Controllers ____________.

a. will be given pre-employment urine test b. will be given the annual physical exam c. have been given routine drug testing
(2) Alcohol or drug abuse was a major factor for fatal accidents for ___________. a. commuter pilots b. taxi pilots c. controllers

4. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) A grand jury is conducting an investigation into
  a.
,
  b.
, and
  c.
.
(2) Pittsburg area hospital had treated about
flight crew members for
.

5. Fill in the blanks.
    US Air acknowledges that a
nearly died of
. He had last flown on
, and was taken to the hospital on
. The airline has removed him from
, and the FAA is considering revoking his
that would mean
.

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Air Controllers Removed from Job for Drug Use

1. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
  Kansas City:
  No. of controllers investigated —
  No. of controllers removed from jobs —
  Reason —

  Palmdale:
  No. of controllers investigated —
  No. of controllers removed from jobs —
  Reason —

2. Complete the following information according to what you hear.
(1) Today the FAA continued to investigate
at the nation's
largest airlines,
.
(2) So far the FAA has conducted investigations into
at
Palmdale in
and now Kansas City.

3. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) which is opposite to the fact discussed in the recording.
(1) Controllers ____________.

a. will be given pre-employment urine test b. will be given the annual physical exam c. have been given routine drug testing
(2) Alcohol or drug abuse was a major factor for fatal accidents for ___________. a. commuter pilots b. taxi pilots c. controllers

4. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) A grand jury is conducting an investigation into
  a.
,
  b.
, and
  c.
.
(2) Pittsburg area hospital had treated about
flight crew members for
.

5. Fill in the blanks.
    US Air acknowledges that a
nearly died of
. He had last flown on
, and was taken to the hospital on
. The airline has removed him from
, and the FAA is considering revoking his
that would mean
.