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A timeline of chaos at Newark airport: Inside the terrifying last 2 weeks, and how we got here
Blank radar screens. Broken air traffic equipment. Flights in an out of Newark Airport delayed or canceled. Is it safe to fly ...
Country’s Busiest Airspace Rocked By Second Equipment Failure in 3 Days
Another equipment outage has triggered a 45-minute ground stop for Newark Liberty International Airport-bound flights, ...
Travel woes continue at Newark, Atlanta airports after air traffic control equipment failures
More than 450 flights were delayed Monday causing chaos at Newark and Atlanta international airports following the weekend’s ...
FAA launches emergency task force to ensure safety flying at Newark airport after multiple issues
Sunday's incident marks the fourth time in the past two weeks that technical problems have disrupted air traffic at Newark.
Schumer calls for immediate fix at Newark airport amid equipment failures, cancellations, delays
On Sunday, Sen. Charles Schumer, a Democrat who represents New York, issued a statement demanding U.S. Transportation ...
How antiquated tech is adding to the FAA’s problems
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has taken aggressive steps to resolve the nation’s air traffic controller shortage, but ...
United cut flights at Newark ahead of summer travel, says 'it is absolutely safe to fly'
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he has a plan to upgrade old air traffic control tech but warned more flight disruptions could come first.
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Equipment Failure Disrupts Newark Airport Air Traffic Control — Again
Another air traffic control outage hit Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, May 11, as federal authorities ...
"I’m concerned about the whole airspace": Transportation sec. says flight disruptions could spread
“It has to be fixed.” “I’m concerned about the whole airspace," he added. The FAA has blamed equipment failures and ...
FAA weighs reducing Newark flights after hundreds of disruptions
Air traffic controllers tasked with guiding planes in and out of the New Jersey airport late last month lost the ability to see and talk to planes for about 90 seconds. Disruptions lasted for days and ...
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US experiences 1,000 air traffic control failures each week due to ancient equipment — with ‘more and more’ expected, insiders say
WASHINGTON — Air traffic controllers are facing about 1,000 equipment failures per week — and ... of the ancient systems, a former FAA official and several airline industry insiders tell ...