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FAA meets with airlines to discuss reducing flights at Newark Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration meets with major airlines Wednesday and Thursday to discuss a plan to reduce flights at Newark Liberty International Airport, as equipment outages and staffing ...
We are desperately short of air traffic controllers — could AI help close the gap?
Air traffic control is back in the news. On Apr. 28 and again on May 9, communication system breakdowns affecting Newark ...
Newark problems, crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic ...
Airline Executives, Federal Officials Meeting to Discuss Newark Airport Fixes
Airline executives, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and officials from the FAA are meeting Wednesday to discuss how to ...
Newark Airport Crisis (Live Updates): Ground Delay But Far Less Disruption Wednesday—Here’s What We Know
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
Air traffic control keeps planes moving. So why does it cause delays? | Cruising Altitude
Air traffic control towers are under-staffed and under-funded. Here's why that's been so difficult for Washington to solve.
Plan to upgrade nation’s air traffic control system gets key endorsement
Federal transportation officials are promising to spend billions of dollars to upgrade the nation’s air traffic control system.
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Officials plan to revamp the US air traffic control system. Here's a breakdown by the numbers
6 new control centersThe plan proposes creating six new air traffic ... the lines carrying radar data from a facility in New York to the air traffic controllers in Philadelphia. The FAA is already ...