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The Newark airport crisis is about to become everyone’s problem
A shortage of air traffic controllers, bungled IT management, outdated technology, and a brewing disaster in our airspace.
‘It was a terrible idea’: Air traffic controllers say recent issues at Newark are rooted in a plan from Trump’s first term
It’s been a brutal month for Newark Liberty International Airport, as telecommunications and radar outages have plagued one ...
Lone Newark air traffic controller who handled terrifying 90-second outage reveals it’s ‘only a matter of time before we have a fatal crash’
A veteran air traffic controller who was alone during the terrifying 90-second blackout at Newark Liberty International ...
Newark’s air traffic nightmare continues as controllers lose contact with planes a 4th time
Controllers handling aircraft headed into Newark Liberty International Airport lost radio frequencies for approximately 2 ...
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Disbelief, then fury: A Newark air traffic controller says they saw a crisis coming
There had been 33 certified air traffic controllers working the Newark airspace on Long Island ... lot on their breaks because of our work conditions." Sponsor Message The combination of ...
Human air traffic controllers keep flyers safe. Should AI have a role?
“People are now paying attention," he said. “They put more airplanes in the sky than the system can absorb, and what’s happened is we've reached a tipping point. We have so much volume, and we have ...