US EditionAir Traffic Controllers Briefly Lose Radar Access at Newark Airport in Second Outage in Two Weeks
- Air traffic controllers lost radar access briefly on May 9, 2025, at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, disrupting Newark Liberty International Airport operations.
- The outage, lasting 90 seconds, repeated a similar incident from April 28 caused by outdated copper wiring between FAA facilities directing Newark traffic.
- The radar failure increased Newark departure cancellations from the low 40s to 57, with nearly 300 delays reported amid a shortage of air traffic controllers.
- Sean Duffy, the head of the transportation department, revealed an extensive investment initiative aimed at overhauling the outdated air traffic control infrastructure with advanced fiber optic networks, radar equipment, and updated technology to help avert future failures.
- Officials, including U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, stressed the plan must address staffing and technology gaps to ensure system resilience when issues arise.
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Newark Liberty International Airport briefly lost touch with the world early Friday. The outage that prevented air traffic controllers from knowing which planes were in the air took place at […] The post Air Traffic Control 'Glitch' Causes Another Terrifying Situation at One of America's Busiest Airports appeared first on The Western Journal.
"It's only a matter of time before many people die, the situation is dangerous": the alarm in the complaint of a US flight controller
The situation has been, is and continues to be dangerous, and it is only a matter of time before many people die. These are the dramatic words contained in an internal safety report delivered by an American flight controller on Monday 5 May. The complaint was taken after yet another instrumental block at the radar center covering Newark airport (one of the three major airports in New York) caused an excessive approach between two private jets in…
Diskettes and an outdated system at Newark's control tower: New York's third airport plunges into chaos
For years, the shortage of air traffic controllers in the United States has caused delays and detours in continuous flights and headaches to travellers, but what has been happening for almost two weeks at Newark Airport, which operates as New York's third due to its proximity to the Big Apple, is something else.
Air Traffic Controllers for Newark Airport Briefly Lose Radar Access Again
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport briefly lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks, renewing concerns about the nation’s aging air traffic control system that President Donald Trump wants to overhaul.
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