US EditionAir Traffic Controllers Briefly Lose Radar Access at Newark Airport in Second Outage in Two Weeks
- Shortly before 4 a.m. On Friday, May 9, the radar system at the Philadelphia facility responsible for managing flights arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport experienced a 90-second outage.
- This outage was the second in two weeks and followed previous issues caused by a shortage of controllers and aging technology, which had already disrupted hundreds of flights.
- Officials slowed traffic at Newark to maintain safety, and the FAA plans to install new fiber optic lines to replace outdated copper wiring linking Philadelphia and New York facilities.
- U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer highlighted that the area is understaffed by about 40 air traffic controllers, currently operating with roughly 20 instead of the required 60. Meanwhile, officials from the White House attributed the radar glitch to recurring technical issues.
- The outages highlight the urgent need for the FAA's announced multi-billion-dollar plan to modernize the aging air traffic control system in one of the world's busiest airspaces.
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