A week of severe delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport has been traced to a traumatic incident in which air traffic controllers lost radar and radio contact with planes under their control. The resulting psychological stress prompted several FAA employees to take federally sanctioned trauma leave, deepening an already critical staffing shortage.
According to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the April 28 incident saw a complete failure of radar and communication links between aircraft and controllers at the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), which has overseen Newark arrivals since the FAA shifted responsibility from Long Island last year. Five FAA employees have since taken 45 days of leave under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, citing trauma.
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A week of severe delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport has been traced to a traumatic incident in which air traffic controllers lost radar and radio contact with planes under their control. The resulting psychological stress prompted several FAA employees to take federally sanctioned trauma leave, deepening an already critical staffing shortage.
According to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the April 28 incident saw a complete failure of radar and communication links between aircraft and controllers at the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), which has overseen Newark arrivals since the FAA shifted responsibility from Long Island last year. Five FAA employees have since taken 45 days of leave under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, citing trauma.
不过机场缺人会有危险吧，上次dc两个飞机相撞，就说air traffic controller一个人管两个panels，缺人。