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DOT Secretary blames Biden administration for air traffic control failures as Newark experiences more delays
The Biden administration is to blame for the ongoing air traffic control failures at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty ...
United Air Warns Flyers Of Reduced Newark Service Through Summer
In a notice announcing the Wednesday meeting, the FAA proposed limiting hourly flights to 56 while construction on one of the airport’s runways is underway. Outside the construction period, the FAA is ...
How the United Airlines brand is managing air traffic turbulence
Caught in the middle of the issues at Newark is United Airlines, which is the most active airline at the New Jersey airport.
Air traffic controllers warned of ‘incredibly dangerous’ safety incidents months before latest Newark system failure
Several times over the last year, Newark controllers lost radar or radio service, leaving them unable to talk with planes ...
Why didn’t Trump fix air traffic chaos? Answer doesn’t add up
A reporter asked Duffy on Monday why the first Trump administration chose not to address the air traffic control system ...
Newark air traffic crisis gets worse — with just one controller to oversee up to 180 takeoff and landings: ‘Pure insanity’
One air traffic controller (ATC) and a trainee will operate every flight in and out of Newark between 6.30pm-9.30pm — despite ...
The US needs more air traffic controllers. These graduating students just got fast-tracked to enter the job market quicker
The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as ...
An air traffic controller at Newark is like ‘a 3D chess player who can juggle a chainsaw’ with their eyes closed, ex-pilot says
“I equate a good, A-level, traffic controller that can handle a place like Newark, JFK, LAX, San Francisco, to a three ...