US EditionAir Traffic Controllers Briefly Lose Radar Access at Newark Airport in Second Outage in Two Weeks
- Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport briefly lost radar access around 3:55 a.m. Local time on Friday due to an outage at Philadelphia TRACON Area C.
- This second outage in two weeks followed an earlier one on April 28 that, combined with staffing shortages, has contributed to ongoing flight disruptions at Newark.
- The telecommunications outage affected radar displays and communications for about 90 seconds, disrupting aircraft guidance in and out of Newark airspace.
- As of 11:30 a.m. Friday, FlightAware recorded 246 delays and 66 cancellations at Newark, while Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy highlighted that frequent weekly telecom connectivity interruptions indicate underlying challenges within the system.
- On Thursday, officials revealed a multi-billion-dollar initiative aimed at upgrading the nation’s aging air traffic infrastructure, including the construction of new control centers and the installation of advanced radar systems, to help prevent future service interruptions.
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In the United States, air traffic controllers at Newark Airport (New Jersey) briefly lost communication with pilots again. The radar screens, which they use to check whether aircraft are keeping sufficient distance, also went out for 90 seconds.
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Newark air traffic controllers lost radar access for 90 seconds—the second time in two weeks
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark airport went black for 90 seconds at 3:55 a.m. Friday. That’s similar to what happened on April 28. That first radar outage led to hundreds of flights being canceled or delayed …
Newark Airport Has Another Radar Outage
An air traffic control facility that guides planes at Newark Liberty International Airport had a brief radar outage on Friday morning, the latest technological disruption at one of the nation’s busiest airports. The Federal Aviation Administration said that the outage, which affected communications and radar displays at a facility in Philadelphia, occurred just before 4 a.m. and lasted about 90 seconds. A similar 90-second outage last week, on a…
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