Air traffic control outages are not isolated to Newark
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To recap, on April 28, air traffic controllers handling inbound traffic at Newark experienced a brief radar and radio outage. Similar failures have occurred at least three times since then, and in response,
A veteran air traffic controller who was alone during the terrifying 90-second blackout at Newark Liberty International Airport refuses to fly out of the travel hub anymore — saying it’s
Controllers handling aircraft headed into Newark Liberty International Airport lost radio frequencies for approximately 2 seconds, said the FAA
United Airlines Capt. Miles Morgan says a loss of communication with air traffic control is one of the first things pilots learn to handle.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are calling on the Department of Transportation to produce answers after air traffic control was not in contact with pilots for over a minute at DIA. FOX31's Talya Cunningham has the story.
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America's air traffic control system is 'wildly out of date' and 'failing,' airline CEOs tell CongressAirlines CEOs sent a joint letter to Congress on Wednesday saying the current air traffic control system is “wildly out of date” and “failing Americans.”