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Air traffic control outages are not isolated to Newark

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Black screens, silent radios and near misses: Air traffic control outages are not isolated to Newark
Air traffic controllers across the country have grappled with radar and communications outages for years, CNN review finds.

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Air Traffic Control Outages Timeline: Here Are The U.S. Airports Where Controllers Have Recently Lost Communication With Planes
US air traffic control system failing Americans, airline CEOs say
‘It was a terrible idea’: Air traffic controllers say recent issues at Newark are rooted in a plan from Trump’s first term
It’s been a brutal month for Newark Liberty International Airport, as telecommunications and radar outages have plagued one of the nation’s busiest airports, triggering delays and cancellations for th...

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Newark Airport flight restrictions in place days before Memorial Day Weekend
6abc News · 22h
Memorial Day Weekend travel underway at Philadelphia airport
This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact
“I think the risk of a collision or an incident was increased, but not significantly because of the redundancy in the aviation system,” said Jeff Guzzetti, a former accident investigator for the FAA a...

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Demand, traffic falls at Newark airport following outages
NBC Los Angeles · 20h
American Airlines CFO says some travelers are avoiding Newark airport
Human air traffic controllers keep flyers safe. Should AI have a role?
To recap, on April 28, air traffic controllers handling inbound traffic at Newark experienced a brief radar and radio outage. Similar failures have occurred at least three times since then, and in response,
Newark’s air traffic nightmare continues as controllers lose contact with planes a 4th time
Controllers handling aircraft headed into Newark Liberty International Airport lost radio frequencies for approximately 2 seconds, said the FAA
Lone Newark air traffic controller who handled terrifying 90-second outage reveals it’s ‘only a matter of time before we have a fatal crash’
A veteran air traffic controller who was alone during the terrifying 90-second blackout at Newark Liberty International Airport refuses to fly out of the travel hub anymore — saying it’s
United training director says reacting to air traffic control issues in ‘pilots’ DNA’
United Airlines Capt. Miles Morgan says a loss of communication with air traffic control is one of the first things pilots learn to handle.
FAA Cuts Newark Flights After Air Traffic Control Issues
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the US Federal Aviation Administration will release a plan today to reduce flights at Newark airport after systems outages and a staffing crunch pushed the agency to slow traffic over the last several weeks.
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In Congress, did Sean Duffy vote against upgrading air traffic control systems? Here’s what we know
While serving in Congress, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy voted against a 2019 bill introduced during the nation’s longest government shutdown as an attempt to reopen transportation and housing agencies.
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