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Another air traffic control outage at Newark Airport

Black screens, silent radios and near misses: Air traffic control outages are not isolated to Newark

A CNN review found more than 40 reports of radar and radio problems at dozens of facilities nationwide that were filed to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System since 2022 – painting an alarming pic...

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FAA Cuts Newark Flights After Air Traffic Control Issues

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Newark’s Air Traffic Control Staffing Crisis Is Dire. It’s Also Not Unique.

Trump Administration Caps Flights in and Out of Newark Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued new, temporary restrictions on flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport after disruptions caused severe flight delays and cance...

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Newark Airport Hit With Yet Another Communications Outage

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FAA investigating brief radio outage at air traffic facility that guides Newark flights

FAA cuts 25% of flights at Newark airport after air traffic controller shortage and construction causes delays

The air traffic control facility that handles flights arriving or departing the airport has a target of 38 “certified professional controllers,” but only has 24 on staff, the FAA said in the order cu...

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Shortfall of air travel system technicians aggravates technical issues

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FAA orders Newark flight reductions as travel woes could spill into busy holiday weekend

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Newark’s air traffic nightmare continues as controllers lose contact with planes a 4th time

Controllers handling aircraft headed into Newark Liberty International Airport lost radio frequencies for approximately 2 seconds, said the FAA

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Lone Newark air traffic controller who handled terrifying 90-second outage reveals it’s ‘only a matter of time before we have a fatal crash’

A veteran air traffic controller who was alone during the terrifying 90-second blackout at Newark Liberty International Airport refuses to fly out of the travel hub anymore — saying it’s “only

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SITA Designs Smarter Thunderstorm Forecast For Air Traffic Controllers

SITA Designs Smarter Thunderstorm Forecast For Air Traffic Controllers is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership. Get free air transport news, insight and analysis from our award-winning editors delivered to your inbox daily.

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I'm a former air traffic controller. It's a stressful job and I worry controllers are being pushed past their limits.

Todd Sheridan Yeary spent 13 years as an air traffic controller in Chicago. He worked on 9/11 and says every day on the job comes with uncertainty.

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Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said air traffic control systems in the U.S. are so antiquated it actually takes longer to fly certain routes today than it did in the 1950s. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy even compared the old equipment to something you’d see on the set of Apollo 13.

Fmr. acting FAA chief: 'Air control system is safe,' but 'starting to see a little bit of cracks'

Former Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Billy Nolen joins Michele Norris to discuss what can be done about the air traffic control issues plaguing airports like Newark Liberty International. Staffing shortages and outdated technology there have lead to canceled flights and delays.