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Newark airport lapses make U.S. flyers wonder, are we safe?

But our air safety system is faltering on more than one front. In late April, the Newark airport — one of the busiest in the country — experienced a radio and radar outage for about 90 seconds. With pilots dependent on air traffic controllers to navigate the busy airspace near airports, seconds of silence could be fatal.

The Straits Times · 9d

Newark? No, thank you: Flyers avoid US airport over safety fears

A worker shortage and ageing technology are driving away passengers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

CNN on MSN · 2d

Is it safe to fly to Newark Liberty International Airport in the wake of recent outages? Officials say it is

Over the past two weeks, several equipment outages at the Philadelphia-based air traffic control center that guides planes to and from Newark Liberty International Airport, have raised questions on just how safe it is to fly at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

Air traffic controllers warned of ‘incredibly dangerous’ safety incidents months before latest Newark system failure

Several times over the last year, Newark controllers lost radar or radio service, leaving them unable to talk with planes ...

3don MSN

United expects flight issues at Newark to ease, may need to cut more flights

United Airlines on Tuesday said it expects flight issues to ease at Newark Liberty International Airport in the coming weeks ...

Should You Fly Through Newark Airport? Here’s What You Need to Know.

Technology and staffing problems have plagued the airport, one of the nation’s busiest hubs. Officials say they are trying to ...

USA Today7d

Another 90-second outage adds to series of troubling incidents at Newark airport

Radar screens briefly went dark early Friday morning for Newark Liberty International Airport, marking the latest in a series of troubling air traffic control incidents at one of the nation’s ...

KETV Omaha3d

Is it safe to fly to Newark Liberty International Airport? What officials are saying

Both incidents follow an outage at ... for summer vacation should avoid flights through Newark, according to CNN analyst and former FAA safety inspector David Soucie, who notes that nearby ...

Newark Airport had 3 controllers on duty when the goal is 14

The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest ...

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