KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty An air traffic controller was left so "traumatized" by a recent 90-second blackout incident at Newark Liberty International Airport that she's had to go on leave.

The shortage of air traffic controller specialists is one of the reasons for the hectic stretch at Newark Liberty International Airport amid hundreds of cancellations and delays leaving thousands ...

A veteran air traffic controller who was alone during the terrifying 90-second blackout at Newark Liberty International Airport refuses to fly out of the travel hub anymore — saying it’s ...

Veteran air traffic controller Jonathan Stewart affirmed to the public during a recent television appearance that it is “safe to fly,” but added that he would avoid the embattled Newark ...

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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said a key to alleviating the shortage of air traffic workers is offering retirees a bonus to incentivize them to stay in the workforce longer. In an ...

An air traffic controller, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has recalled being the only one on duty working for Newark Liberty International Airport when the system blacked out for 90 seconds ...

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And they prompted one air traffic controller to share their perspective in an interview with NPR this week. "We're overstretched, we're understaffed, we're all stressed out. Our equipment doesn't ...

"I'm not throwing any hammers and nails, but I will watch what they're doing, just to ensure that we get what we asked for," said Michael Julias, director of the Air Traffic Controller Program at ...

Today, we're going to hear a perspective from inside that system from an air traffic controller who was working the airspace around Newark during one of those outages. NPR's Joel Rose covers ...