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Newark Blackout and Air-Traffic Controller Shortage Put ‘Frail’ System in Focus
Recent chaos at Newark airport underscores just how tough it is to solve the nationwide shortage of air-traffic controllers ...
A single burnt wire caused horrifying 90-second Newark airport air traffic control outage
The April 28 failure — which left Federal Aviation Administration workers with no eyes or ears — resulted in many controllers ...
SCOOP: Congress moves to address air traffic controller crisis as Newark meltdown sparks alarm
The House of Representatives is taking a hard look at the state of the U.S. air traffic control system after the blackout at ...
Newark airport chaos reveals deep US air traffic crisis — ageing systems, controller shortages, delays
A 90-second communication outage at Newark Liberty International Airport has highlighted a national aviation crisis. Dearth ...
Newark controllers fear for safety at airport: ‘We have no faith in our equipment’
After experiencing a total radar and radio blackout, air traffic controllers are speaking out about what they believe is a ...
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Newark Airport latest: Air traffic controllers briefly lost contact with planes, union says
Hundreds of flights were either delayed or canceled between last week and the start of this week at Newark airport in NJ, and ...
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Safety concerns mount as Newark Airport faces an operational crisis
A 90-second radar and communication blackout at Newark Airport on April 28 raised serious safety concerns. United Airlines ...
Newark’s Blackout Was Just 90 Seconds of a Much Larger Crisis
Projects that could have helped avoid the chaos have been bogged down for years. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has ...