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Loops in the sky: See the chaos caused by Newark’s April radar shutdown
Newark approach lost radar and comms with at least 16 commercial jets. Many circled in oval loops before landing elsewhere. A ...
Live updates: Lawmakers talk Newark airport, mayor’s arrest outside ICE detention center
Delays and cancellations upended operations at Newark Liberty International Airport this week, after the Federal Aviation ...
Another 90-second outage adds to series of troubling incidents at Newark airport
A brief radar outage for Newark Liberty International Airport is the latest in a string of air traffic control failures tied ...
Frightening blackout of radar, radio at Newark airport leads FAA to make urgent changes
Federal officials announced multiple technical upgrades and increased staffing after controllers lost all radar and radio ...
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 ...
'Operations have returned to normal' after another Newark Airport equipment outage
Because of the way airline networks are structured – particularly at United Airlines, which runs a major hub at Newark – delays and cancellations at that airport can have knock-on effects on flights ...
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 ...
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 ...