An air traffic controller was left 'traumatized' and placed on leave after being the only one on duty for Newark Liberty International Airport when the system blacked out, per 'The Times.'

Controllers handling aircraft headed into Newark Liberty International Airport lost radio frequencies for approximately 2 seconds, said the FAA

Major airline CEOs on Wednesday called on Congress to approve billions of dollars to modernize the aging U.S. air traffic control system, saying the current system is "failing Americans."

Todd Sheridan Yeary spent 13 years as an air traffic controller in Chicago. He worked on 9/11 and says every day on the job comes with uncertainty.

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 “only a matter of time” before there’s a “fatal crash.