Air traffic controllers take 45 day (paid) trauma leave after Newark airport incident.

[DonGlock26]

"Air traffic controllers take 'trauma leave' after close calls, communication failures in Newark
'Everyone's lives hang in the balance on this," chair of the Aviation Safety Caucus told Fox News Digital
Some air traffic controllers are on a 45-day "trauma leave" as Newark Liberty International Airport experiences ongoing staffing shortages amid the fallout from communication outages.


Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), air traffic controllers are entitled to a 45-day Continuation of Pay (COP), or "trauma leave," for mental health conditions, like stress, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), from an identifiable work-related incident.

"Frequent equipment and telecommunications outages can be stressful for controllers," the FAA said in a statement Monday.

"Some controllers at the Philadelphia TRACON who work Newark arrivals and departures have taken time off to recover from the stress of multiple recent outages. While we cannot quickly replace them due to this highly specialized profession, we continue to train controllers who will eventually be assigned to this busy airspace.""

Air traffic controllers take 'trauma leave' after close calls, communication failures in Newark

Some controllers are on a 45-day “trauma leave" as Newark Liberty International Airport experiences ongoing staffing shortages.

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So, these federal workers get trauma leave because they lost power? Isn't the loss of personnel causing even more stress on the air traffic controllers who are actually working?

 

[pknopp]

Obviously you learned nothing about trauma and being an ATC from watching Breaking Bad.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

"Air traffic controllers take 'trauma leave' after close calls, communication failures in Newark
'Everyone's lives hang in the balance on this," chair of the Aviation Safety Caucus told Fox News Digital
Some air traffic controllers are on a 45-day "trauma leave" as Newark Liberty International Airport experiences ongoing staffing shortages amid the fallout from communication outages.


Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), air traffic controllers are entitled to a 45-day Continuation of Pay (COP), or "trauma leave," for mental health conditions, like stress, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), from an identifiable work-related incident.

"Frequent equipment and telecommunications outages can be stressful for controllers," the FAA said in a statement Monday.

"Some controllers at the Philadelphia TRACON who work Newark arrivals and departures have taken time off to recover from the stress of multiple recent outages. While we cannot quickly replace them due to this highly specialized profession, we continue to train controllers who will eventually be assigned to this busy airspace.""

Air traffic controllers take 'trauma leave' after close calls, communication failures in Newark

Some controllers are on a 45-day “trauma leave" as Newark Liberty International Airport experiences ongoing staffing shortages.

www.foxbusiness.com

So, these federal workers get trauma leave because they lost power? Isn't the loss of personnel causing even more stress on the air traffic controllers who are actually working?

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Tsk-tsk-tsk.

Poor babies.


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[JoeB131]

"Air traffic controllers take 'trauma leave' after close calls, communication failures in Newark
'Everyone's lives hang in the balance on this," chair of the Aviation Safety Caucus told Fox News Digital
Some air traffic controllers are on a 45-day "trauma leave" as Newark Liberty International Airport experiences ongoing staffing shortages amid the fallout from communication outages.


Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), air traffic controllers are entitled to a 45-day Continuation of Pay (COP), or "trauma leave," for mental health conditions, like stress, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), from an identifiable work-related incident.

"Frequent equipment and telecommunications outages can be stressful for controllers," the FAA said in a statement Monday.

"Some controllers at the Philadelphia TRACON who work Newark arrivals and departures have taken time off to recover from the stress of multiple recent outages. While we cannot quickly replace them due to this highly specialized profession, we continue to train controllers who will eventually be assigned to this busy airspace.""

Air traffic controllers take 'trauma leave' after close calls, communication failures in Newark

Some controllers are on a 45-day “trauma leave" as Newark Liberty International Airport experiences ongoing staffing shortages.

www.foxbusiness.com

So, these federal workers get trauma leave because they lost power? Isn't the loss of personnel causing even more stress on the air traffic controllers who are actually working?

Sounds like Trump has made a right mess of air traffic control in this country.

Are we winning yet?

 

[initforme]

So who is in charge and why aren't they simply hiring more people? Its so easy to figure out.

 

[Marener]

"Air traffic controllers take 'trauma leave' after close calls, communication failures in Newark
'Everyone's lives hang in the balance on this," chair of the Aviation Safety Caucus told Fox News Digital
Some air traffic controllers are on a 45-day "trauma leave" as Newark Liberty International Airport experiences ongoing staffing shortages amid the fallout from communication outages.


Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), air traffic controllers are entitled to a 45-day Continuation of Pay (COP), or "trauma leave," for mental health conditions, like stress, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), from an identifiable work-related incident.

"Frequent equipment and telecommunications outages can be stressful for controllers," the FAA said in a statement Monday.

"Some controllers at the Philadelphia TRACON who work Newark arrivals and departures have taken time off to recover from the stress of multiple recent outages. While we cannot quickly replace them due to this highly specialized profession, we continue to train controllers who will eventually be assigned to this busy airspace.""

Air traffic controllers take 'trauma leave' after close calls, communication failures in Newark

Some controllers are on a 45-day “trauma leave" as Newark Liberty International Airport experiences ongoing staffing shortages.

www.foxbusiness.com

So, these federal workers get trauma leave because they lost power? Isn't the loss of personnel causing even more stress on the air traffic controllers who are actually working?

Cops get permanent disability pay from the trauma of having gunned down unarmed people begging for their lives.

Nobody seems to care about that.

 

[Marener]

So who is in charge and why aren't they simply hiring more people? It’s so easy to figure out.

Who would want to work for the federal government anymore?

 

[Darkwind]

Solution.

Provide a bed or a closet that the ATC can go hide in or under during outages so that they can feel safe.

 

[fncceo]

Cops get permanent disability pay from the trauma of having gunned down unarmed people begging for their lives.

They really should have begged better.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

So who is in charge and why aren't they simply hiring more people? Its so easy to figure out.

Do you have any idea how long it takes to train an ATC?

You also can't take homeless people off of the street and train them.

 

[initforme]

Expectations are obviously way too much. Get to hiring. What's so hard about this? Another 20 or 30 or so?

 

[fncceo]

You also can't take homeless people off of the street and train them.

For one thing, they don't have a home address to put on their job application.

 

[initforme]

Do you have any idea how long it takes to train an ATC?

You also can't take homeless people off of the street and train them.

Well if we don't have enough then get to training them. Nice job america

 

[toobfreak]

Air traffic controllers take 'trauma leave' after close calls, communication failures in Newark Some controllers at the Philadelphia TRACON who work Newark arrivals and departures have taken time off to recover from the stress of multiple recent outages. While we cannot quickly replace them due to this highly specialized profession, we continue to train controllers who will eventually be assigned to this busy airspace.

Wow, 45 days. Wish I had thought of that years ago when I worked heavy industry in a job where people faced life and death every day in very dangerous work. I know ATC is a very stressful job but if you need 45 days off, you might not be cut out for the job. Sounds like they need MORE STAFF! And a better traffic control system.

I have to believe that filling in staff with new people to take over while they are gone isn't going to much help the situation.

Glad I don't fly much.

 

[Blaster]

Why fly when you can drive?

 

[jknowgood]

Sounds like Trump has made a right mess of air traffic control in this country.

Are we winning yet?

Getting rid of Biden's dei screw ups, yes winning!

 

[initforme]

Getting rid of Biden's dei screw ups, yes winning!

Yes great idea to understaffed airports. Ask the people who are stuck because of this mess I'm sure they'feel like they're "winning". Perhaps it's time to up the ATC pay bigly.

 

[Darkwind]

Do you have any idea how long it takes to train an ATC?

You also can't take homeless people off of the street and train them.

VATSIM.net

They train to the same standards as the FAA ATC. Most are even better.

I'd reach out to them and offer to test them. They pass, they get jobs. Many of them are actually in training to be ATC IRL.

 

[martybegan]

Sounds like Trump has made a right mess of air traffic control in this country.

Are we winning yet?

Trump started his admin over 1000 ATC's in the hole.

It takes a few weeks to train them I guess.........

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Well if we don't have enough then get to training them. Nice job america

They have been! Why do you think they have not? Are you part of the liberal media?