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Newark Airport Crisis (Live Updates): FAA Forms Emergency Task Force To Fast Track Tech Fixes—Here’s What We Know
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
Newark faces an airport staffing crisis. Here’s why FAA can’t fix it faster.
Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.
‘Fast-track’ fixes are planned as chaos at Newark airport continues, official says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that “fast-track” fixes are being made to address the continuing ...
Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a new software update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at New ...
Newark Airport Had 3 Controllers on Duty When the Goal Is 14
The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest ...
Outrage over Newark Airport travel nightmare mounts as cancellations continue
Travel woes at Newark Airport continued Monday after a weekend featuring another radar outage, a ground stop and dozens of ...
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N.J. Democrat gubernatorial debate gets heated as contender clash on taxes, Newark Airport and more
Democratic candidates for New Jersey governor sparred on the issues at a debate Monday night. In a debate hosted by NJ PBS ...
Amid Newark airport troubles, U.S. Transportation chief plans to reduce flights
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International ...