US EditionNewark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
- The Federal Aviation Administration limited Newark Liberty International Airport flights to 28 arrivals and departures per hour beginning in late April 2025 due to control staffing and equipment issues.
- This measure followed two radar and communication system failures, alongside a shortage of air traffic controllers worsened by trauma leaves at the Philadelphia facility managing Newark traffic.
- Officials are meeting with all airlines flying out of Newark to discuss continuation of flight limits until mid-June and possible increases after runway construction ends.
- The FAA reported having 111 simulators nationwide, plans to overhaul the system with 618 new radars and 4,600 high-speed connections, and noted training improves with simulators, while Transportation Secretary Duffy criticized outdated equipment.
- The delays and cancellations at Newark underscore decades-long equipment aging and controller shortages, prompting FAA hires, training reforms, bonus incentives, and plans for a new radar to reduce dependence on New York signals.
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Why 90 seconds of a blank screen collapsed Newark’s air traffic
Image Credit: The Guardian Ninety seconds of a blank screen and a dead radio were enough for anger and anxiety to sink their claws deep into the psyche of air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport April 28. So deep that five controllers had to take a 45-day “trauma . . . Continue reading Why 90 seconds of a blank screen collapsed Newark’s air traffic at Workers.org
Transportation secretary says his agency is working to improve infrastructure at airports
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The nation's top transportation official told lawmakers Wednesday his department is working to improve infrastructure and staffing shortages of air traffic controllers. It comes as airlines that fly out of Newark meet with officials about reducing flights there, after communications blackouts. The parents of Sam Lilley, the pilot who died in the January mid-air plane crash in Washington, D.C., that left 67 dead, watched …
Newark problems put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
The FAA is working on a short-term fix to the problems at Newark Airport that includes technical repairs and cutting flights to keep traffic manageable while dealing with a shortage of controllers.
19-year-old MSU graduate pursuing career as air traffic controller
DENVER (KDVR) — Graduating from college is a massive accomplishment and a stepping stone in the lives of young academics everywhere. In most cases, it is usually one of the first steps for 20-somethings in starting their careers and entering a new stage of independence, but for one graduate from Metropolitan State University of Denver, that day came when she was only 19, a year removed from when her peers would be graduating from high school. …
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