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Loops in the sky: See the chaos caused by Newark’s April radar shutdown
Newark approach lost radar and comms with at least 16 commercial jets. Many circled in oval loops before landing elsewhere. A ...
Live updates: Lawmakers talk Newark airport, mayor’s arrest outside ICE detention center
Delays and cancellations upended operations at Newark Liberty International Airport this week, after the Federal Aviation ...
Newark air traffic hit by new 90-second communications blackout
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it suffered a new outage at a Philadelphia facility overseeing air ...
'Operations have returned to normal' after another Newark Airport equipment outage
Because of the way airline networks are structured – particularly at United Airlines, which runs a major hub at Newark – delays and cancellations at that airport can have knock-on effects on flights ...
Inside Newark Airport’s Chilling 90-Second Blackout
On April 28 at about 1:27 p.m. local time, the air traffic controllers monitoring the skies above New Jersey’s Newark Liberty ...
Blackout causes Newark airport delays, Congressman seeks solutions
Air traffic controllers for Newark International Airport experienced a second total blackout of its radar and communications ...
Air traffic controllers lose radar and radio contact with planes approaching and departing Newark for 90 seconds – again
The blackout included losing radar for about 90 seconds at Newark Terminal Radar Approach Control at 3:55 a.m. local time, a ...
Frightening blackout of radar, radio at Newark airport leads FAA to make urgent changes
Federal officials announced multiple technical upgrades and increased staffing after controllers lost all radar and radio ...
Radar screens that serve troubled Newark Liberty International Airport briefly go dark
One of the region's busiest ports has come under scrutiny since revelations that its tower has lost contact with several ...
Newark’s Blackout Was Just 90 Seconds of a Much Larger Crisis
Projects that could have helped avoid the chaos have been bogged down for years. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has ...