THE US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the aborted landing of a plane carrying First Lady Michelle Obama earlier this week.
While Mrs Obama apparently was not in serious danger, the episode is another embarrassment for the Federal Aviation Administration.
FAA officials have been struggling to calm public jitters about flying raised by nine suspensions of air traffic controllers and supervisors around the country in recent weeks, including five for sleeping on the job.
Mrs Obama’s plane had to climb and circle the airport because of the proximity of a military aircraft.
