FAA Cuts Newark Flights
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Recent technology outages, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers and runway construction have caused significant disruptions and raised concerns about passenger safety.
The FAA has a plan to make sure air traffic controllers at Newark airport don't lose contact with planes again.
With summer travel season approaching, the crisis at the New Jersey airport could mean weeks, if not months, of misery for travelers.
As of May 7, all but two of the 313 air traffic control facilities in the United States were understaffed, a New York Times analysis found.
The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest problem to plague the airport.
A veteran air traffic controller has opened up in stunning detail about the Trump-era safety crisis currently roiling the U.S. travel industry. Jonathan Stewart outlined in an on-the-record interview a recent close call at Newark-Liberty International Airport, and outlined the dangers of staffing shortages bedeviling the FAA.
Newark airport faces more delays after another ATC outage hits Philly TRACON. Staffing shortages and aging tech worsen travel disruptions.
The lack of just a dozen air traffic controllers has contributed to danger, chaos, and waves of delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport. Yet the Federal Aviation ...
The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at the Newark airport that includes technical repairs and cutting flights to keep traffic manageable while dealing with a shortage of controllers. Officials are meeting with ...
The safety nightmare continues at Newark Liberty International Airport, where all air traffic control will be manned by just one fully qualified person during its busiest time on Monday night local time,