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Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at the Newark airport that includes ...
Transportation secretary says the number of flights at Newark airport could be reduced
The move is in response to equipment failures and staff shortages that caused hourslong flight delays in recent weeks.
What’s Behind the Newark Airport Fiasco
As with what’s happening to American democracy itself, the risk is in creating a hollowed-out shell—one that appears solid ...
What to Know About the Newark Airport Problems
Many flights have been delayed at the busy hub because of radar outages, shortages of air traffic controllers and ...
WATCH: Newark mayor compares self to biblical hero in wake of ICE protest arrest: 'This is our David moment'
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, arrested for trespassing at a federal immigration facility last week, compared his confrontation ...
Newark mayor returns to ICE detention center, 4 days after his arrest
Mayor Ras Baraka, who faces trespassing charges, was again denied entry to Delaney Hall by armed ICE officers.
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Is it safe to fly to Newark Liberty International Airport in the wake of recent outages? Officials say it is
Over the past two weeks, several equipment outages at the Philadelphia-based air traffic control center that guides planes to ...
Newark Backup Data Line Failed Before 90-Second Radar Outage
A failed backup telecommunications line led to a recent 90-second radar and radio outage that left air traffic controllers ...
Is it safe to fly from Newark airport? Here’s what experts say
Should Newark Airport close until air traffic control upgrades are made? Experts and officials debate safety and the economic ...