US EditionIs it safe to fly to Newark Liberty International Airport in the wake of recent outages? Officials say it is
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the persistent air traffic control issues leading to significant delays at Newark Liberty International Airport in early May 2025 to the Biden administration.
- The problems stem from inadequate preparations for moving air traffic controllers from New York to Philadelphia's PHL TRACON Area C and alleged inaction during the previous administration.
- The FAA created an emergency task force comprising agency experts and industry partners and implemented software updates and fiberoptic testing to prevent further outages.
- Flight delays at Newark averaged over 1 hour and 40 minutes, with 1,337 flights delayed representing 55% of arrivals and departures, while some controllers took trauma leave after communication losses.
- The DOT will hold a delay reduction meeting with all Newark airlines to address staffing and equipment issues, while Duffy plans to request an inspector general investigation into past failings.
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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 and from Newark Liberty International Airport, have raised questions on just how safe it is to fly at one of the nation’s busiest airports.
Official blames 'Biden-Buttigieg administration' for airport problems on Trump's watch
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the "Biden-Buttigieg administration" for failures at airports that have happened during President Donald Trump's latest term in office.During a Monday news conference, Duffy addressed repeated outages at Newark Liberty International Airport."We've all been ...
Trump Transportation Secretary Duffy blames Newark airport chaos on Biden admin — and has chilling warning for how long it might take to fix
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the Biden administration for the recent chaos at the Newark Liberty International Airport — accusing them of bungling last year’s move of air traffic control from New York To Philadelphia.
Duffy calls for investigation after latest Newark airport ground delay, blames Biden admin for failures
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy laid out the plans the Trump administration has for fixing the nation's air traffic control system, while blaming the previous administration for its failures impacting Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).Duffy held a press conference Monday afternoon, after the FAA imposed the latest of several recent ground delays at EWR. The FAA said they had been "slowing arrivals and departures" there "due to runwa…
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