US EditionNewark air traffic control lost contact with pilots at least twice before, source says
- Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport lost contact with pilots during landings at least twice since August, according to a veteran controller who spoke to NBC News.
- On April 28, communication was lost for approximately 90 seconds, raising safety concerns, stated Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
- Massive flight delays occurred at Newark due to staffing shortages, with United Airlines canceling 35 daily roundtrip flights and waiving fees for customer flight changes, as mentioned by the airline's CEO Scott Kirby.
- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy emphasized that decades of underinvestment in air traffic control infrastructure have contributed to the problems faced across the nation.
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Newark Airport systems outage was ‘most dangerous situation,’ air traffic controller says
The air traffic system meltdown at Newark Liberty International Airport last week “was the most dangerous situation you could have,” according to an air traffic controller on duty that day, as the fallout from the outage stretches into a second week.
Newark air traffic controller says they lost contact with pilots multiple times since August
Air traffic controllers lost all communication with pilots flying into the Newark Liberty International Airport for approximately 90 seconds on April 28, but the ATC has been facing widespread scrutiny since January.
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Newark air traffic control lost contact with pilots at least twice before, source says
The communications breakdown last week that resulted in air traffic controllers losing radar and radio contact with the pilots of planes they were guiding into Newark Liberty International Airport has happened at least two other times since August, a current veteran controller told NBC News on Tuesday. And at least eight or nine times in recent months, controllers lost radio contact with pilots flying into one of the nation’s busiest airports, s…
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