- A former United Airlines pilot said Newark air traffic controllers already had a tough enough job prior to the recent system outage. Some air traffic controllers involved in the Newark airport system chaos opted for a 45-day “trauma leave," adding to an already vacant profession.
Despite the system outage at Newark Liberty International Airport that has delayed flights into this week, air traffic controllers tasked with airport’s logistics already have a ridiculously hard job, a former United Airlines pilot said.
