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Newark International Airport experienced yet another day of cancellations and delays Monday, after experiencing another communications issue on Sunday. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that an FAA software update pushed out Friday night allowed backup systems to kick in Sunday when a main communications line went down.
The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, and it's launching a safety task force.
Much has been made over the recent air traffic control system failures at Newark Airport, but in reality, the problem goes back a long time. According to a new report from CNN, air traffic controllers "repeatedly" warned of major safety issues and technology outages as early as last summer,
A major glut of delays, cancelations and diversions have beset Newark Liberty International Airport over the last week, nixing hundreds of flights and stranding thousands of travelers at one of ...
The hotline connecting Pentagon and FAA air traffic controllers at Reagan Washington National Airport has been defunct since March 2022. An incident involving a Black Hawk and an American Airlines jet heightened concerns.
A 90-second outage on May 9 at a Philadelphia air traffic control site disrupted radar and communications for Newark flights, the FAA said. It’s the latest in a string of failures since April 28, sparking delays,
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Newser on MSNNewark Airport's Problems Just Deepened: 'Pure Insanity'In addition to the "incredibly old" air traffic control setup that's plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport, leading to frightening recent outages of the radar system used there, the New Jersey travel hub is also suffering from an air traffic controller shortage that's causing concern.