An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. talks about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.

An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. speaks out about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.

One air traffic controller (ATC) and a trainee will operate every flight in and out of Newark between 6.30pm-9.30pm — despite 15 staffers being the standard requirement for a shift.

Within two days, all three men were proven wrong. On the evening of June 4th, a shortage of air traffic controllers forced ...

The Trump Administration is speeding up its efforts to address a nationwide shortage of Air Traffic Controllers. Earlier this ...

While there were no accidents as a result of the outage at Newark, the 60- to 90-second darkness “was the most dangerous situation you could have,” an on duty air traffic controller told CNN. ...

I’ve been an air traffic controller since I was 18, and as a flier, I would avoid Newark. Lately, I’ve been flying out of JFK or LaGuardia, because it’s safer, and there’ve been some crazy ...

Since April 28–when air traffic controllers lost temporary radio contact with a United plane–travelers at Newark airport have experienced long delays, often stretching several hours, as the ...

Ninety-nine percent of the air traffic control facilities in the United States are operating below recommended staffing levels, a New York Times analysis has found. The ongoing crisis at Newark ...

ROSE: There had been 33 certified air traffic controllers working the Newark airspace from Long Island. Two dozen of them made the move last summer to Philadelphia. And according to the controller we ...

An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. speaks out about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.