Air Traffic Controllers are Making a Lot More Mistakes These Days 5.03K Jeff Neumann 10/10/10 02:55PM Filed to: Errors Errors Travel Flying Airplanes Air traffic controller Faa Safety Afraid of flying? Well, here are some figures that should make that fear a little worse: Mistakes by air traffic controllers in the past year are up 51%. Don't worry, the FAA says that's because they keep better records now.