Equipment Outages Vexed Newark Airport Controllers for Years

Records show that air traffic controllers handling Newark Liberty International Airport flights have grappled with equipment outages since at least 2023, an anxiety-causing situation they call “plug and pray.”

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United Airlines Will Return to J.F.K. Through a Deal With JetBlue

The partnership comes after Newark’s airport, where United has a big hub, suffered long delays because of air traffic control problems.

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A Holiday Weekend Will Be a Test for Newark Airport

The airport, which has suffered from staffing shortages and communications breakdowns, faces the first big weekend leading up to summer.

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Trump Administration Caps Flights in and Out of Newark Airport

Recent technology outages, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers and runway construction have caused significant disruptions and raised concerns about passenger safety.

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Memorial Day Weekend: Tips on Travel Delays, Cancellations and More

With airports and airlines experiencing delays and cancellations, and staffing shortfalls at national parks, here’s what to know before you go.

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New Jersey, State of Constant Motion, Learns to Live With Immobility

Trains are idle, the airport is hobbled and large holes have opened on a major highway. The state’s residents have time to reflect, and get mad.

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Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.

The federal government has taken a reactive approach to aviation policy, often leading to delays in modernization efforts and inadequate staffing and funding.

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Trump’s Billion-Dollar Tech Deals, and a Military Buildup at the Border

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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Colorado Air Traffic Controllers Lost Contact With Some Airplanes Monday

Controllers switched frequencies and planes were “safely separated,” officials said. The 90-second outage on Monday followed communications problems at Newark airport.

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Newark Airport’s Issues: What to Know

Many flights have been delayed at the busy hub because of radar outages, shortages of air traffic controllers and construction on a runway.

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