US EditionSoftware update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a software update installed Friday night prevented a third radar outage at Newark Liberty International Airport this weekend.
- The outages followed recurring telecommunication line failures feeding the Philadelphia air traffic control center, where Newark controllers were moved last year about 85 miles away.
- Previous outages caused the FAA to restrict Newark traffic, and trauma leave by controllers worsened short staffing amid ongoing runway construction leading to hundreds of cancellations and delays.
- Duffy explained that as a safety measure, all flights at Newark were halted for approximately 45 minutes, and he plans to seek a review of the decision to relocate controllers to Philadelphia, emphasizing that the issues might have been preventable.
- Duffy and President Trump cite Newark’s issues as reasons for a multibillion-dollar plan unveiled last week to replace 618 radars and install 4,600 high-speed data connections nationwide.
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Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain - Boston News, Weather, Sports
A new software update prevented a third radar outage in the last two weeks at New Jersey’s busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday. At a news conference, Duffy also said the recent problems that have led to hundreds of cancellations and delays in Newark could have been avoided had action been taken by President Joe Biden’s administration to better equip the…
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Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a new software update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at New Jersey's busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend.
FAA, DOT laying out plans to ensure safety at Newark International Airport
NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) -- Newark International Airport experienced yet another day of cancellations and delays Monday, after experiencing another communications issue on Sunday. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that an FAA software update pushed out Friday night allowed backup systems to kick in Sunday when a main communications line went down. More Local News This prevented a full radar blackout, as we previous…
Newark airport hit by more delays from FAA issues, staffing
The issues continue Monday at Newark Liberty International Airport. Over the weekend, another radar and radio outage took place at the facility that marshals air traffic at EWR. That led to a ground stop of about 45 minutes May 11. It was the third such reported outage since late April. “There was a telecommunications issue at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace,” the Fede…
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