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DOT Secretary blames Biden administration for air traffic control failures as Newark experiences more delays
The Biden administration is to blame for the ongoing air traffic control failures at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty ...
Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the ...
US plans to reduce flights at Newark Airport as air traffic control problems mount
Newark Airport has faced a number of air traffic control equipment outages in recent weeks.
‘An urgent matter': Newark air traffic control loses radar again Friday morning
Passengers traveling in and out of Newark at the end of the week shouldn't expect smooth sailing. Here's the latest at the ...
Newark air traffic control lost contact with pilots at least twice before, source says
The claims, which the Federal Aviation Administration hasn’t confirmed, emerged a week after Newark airspace controllers lost ...
Air traffic controllers warned of ‘incredibly dangerous’ safety incidents months before latest Newark system failure
Several times over the last year, Newark controllers lost radar or radio service, leaving them unable to talk with planes ...
Newark, Atlanta airports experience more terrifying air traffic control outages, bringing flights to a standstill
Nearly 80 flights have been cancelled and more than 40 delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport after yet another an ...
An air traffic controller at Newark is like ‘a 3D-chess player who can juggle a chainsaw’ with their eyes closed, ex-pilot says
“I equate a good, A-level, traffic controller that can handle a place like Newark, JFK, LAX, San Francisco, to a three ...
Air traffic controllers lose radar and radio contact with planes approaching and departing Newark for 90 seconds – again
The blackout included losing radar for about 90 seconds at Newark Terminal Radar Approach Control at 3:55 a.m. local time, a ...
Newark airport air traffic controller offers damning assessment: ‘It is not safe. Don’t fly into Newark’
The airport, which served 49 million travelers in 2024 and is the second busiest in the New York City area, has been drowning ...
Why didn’t Trump fix air traffic chaos? Answer doesn’t add up
A reporter asked Duffy on Monday why the first Trump administration chose not to address the air traffic control system ...