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Radar screens that serve troubled Newark Liberty International Airport briefly go dark
One of the region's busiest ports has come under scrutiny since revelations that its tower has lost contact with several ...
Radar screens at Newark Airport go dark for 90 seconds overnight
Radar screens serving Newark Liberty International Airport went black overnight, raising more air traffic safety concerns at the busy New Jersey hub. The outage shortly before 4 a.m. EDT lasted only ...
‘Avoid at all costs?’ Newark Airport experiences delays and cancellations as problems mount
The root cause is an air traffic controller shortage, a nationwide issue the Trump administration has pledged to fix.
FAA announces changes to alleviate Newark Airport problems
In recent weeks, flights at Newark Airport have been delayed four to fourteen hours. Today, the FAA announced they’ll take ...
Newark Airport Flight Cancellations: What to Know as Safety Questioned
"We continue to urge the FAA to address ongoing staffing shortages," a Port Authority spokesperson told Newsweek.
Newark Airport saw two other blackouts before latest incident
A veteran Newark airspace controller tells NBC News that a temporary blackout of both radios and radar systems from last week ...
Newark Airport faces major travel chaos amid staffing crisis, United Airlines slashes 35 daily flights; ‘It is not safe’
An air traffic controller issued a warning on Friday that there is a staffing shortfall at Newark Liberty International ...