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FAA defends moving Newark airspace control to Philadelphia
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday defended moving Newark Liberty International Airport’s airspace control ...
Newark airport uses floppy discs for air traffic control and more terrifying facts about FAA’s crumbling system
The award-winning new Terminal A may be the pride of Newark Liberty International Airport. But behind the scenes, the ...
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As few as 3 radar controllers monitored Newark's airspace Monday night, FAA says
At times Monday evening, as few as three air traffic controllers per hour were lined up to monitor via radar the planes ...
Newark plane traffic briefly slowed again due to telecoms issue, FAA says
Newark Liberty has also been hit by runway construction, equipment outages and air-traffic-control staffing shortages that ...
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 flight cuts planned amid delays and radar outages, Trump administration official says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport ...
Andy Kim says the FAA hasn’t been transparent about radar outages as transportation sec. says they’re fast-tracking fixes to Newark
Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, said the FAA is not being transparent enough after visiting air traffic controllers in ...
Newark air traffic crisis gets worse — with just one controller to oversee up to 180 takeoff and landings: ‘Pure insanity’
One air traffic controller (ATC) and a trainee will operate every flight in and out of Newark between 6.30pm-9.30pm — despite ...