Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Verizon has installed a new fiber-optic cable between New York and Philadelphia to help resolve ATCl problems at Newark Liberty International Airport.

The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey’s largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his plan to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system that will cost “tens of billions.

After weeks of chaos, delays and cancellation at the major hub, Duffy claimed there is light at the end of the tunnel.

According to the New York Post, a blackout on April 28 for air traffic controllers overseeing Newark led to many workers taking trauma leave, exacerbating its staff shortage. In addition, a Newark Airport runway is closed for “rehabilitation work” leaving the airport with only one functioning runway.

"Arrive early," the oldest travel strategy in the book, has a new meaning for Memorial Day weekend at troubled Newark Liberty Airport.

The FAA has dramatically cut the number of flights coming in and out of troubled Newark Liberty International Airport for at least the next several months, federal officials said Tuesday.

The airport, which has suffered from staffing shortages and communications breakdowns, faces the first big weekend leading up to summer.

The FAA has imposed new limits on one of America's busiest airports, hourly capping operations as travelers face continuing delay

Sadly, Newark is not the exception; it’s a harbinger of all we can expect in years to come. America is experiencing both an aviation safety meltdown and a monopolization crisis. They are combining to make flying both more expensive and more dangerous.