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Barron's on MSN · 36m

Newark Blackout and Air-Traffic Controller Shortage Put ‘Frail’ System in Focus

Recent chaos at Newark airport underscores just how tough it is to solve the nationwide shortage of air-traffic controllers that has been decades in the making. A brief outage during which controllers lost contact with flights in and out of the nation’s 12th busiest airport last week preceded widespread delays and cancellations that began this past weekend.

CNN on MSN · 17h

Air traffic controllers lost communication with Newark planes – leading to widespread delays after they took leave for trauma

Travelers flying in and out of New Jersey are facing delays again today at Newark Liberty International Airport, which has been plagued for more than a week by serious delays

CNBC on MSN · 9h

Newark air traffic controllers couldn't see or talk to planes, leading to last week's airport meltdown

The FAA last year moved controllers who are responsible for aircraft arriving and departing from Newark from a facility on Long Island in New York to a different facility in Philadelphia, in hopes of reducing overloaded controllers who were also handling traffic for New York City's major airports.

23hon MSN

How Much Do Air Traffic Controllers Make? What to Know About Job Shortage

"Our antiquated air traffic control system is affecting our workforce," an FAA spokesperson told Newsweek on Monday.

5hon MSN

Sean Duffy teases updates for air traffic control system this week

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed that there will be an announcement for the nation’s air traffic control system ...

4hon MSN

The screens went blank, the radios went silent: 90 seconds of terror for air traffic control at this airport

For more than a minute, controllers directing traffic in and out of Newark Liberty could not communicate with planes or their ...

4hon MSN

FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control

The FAA ordered an independent panel hired to recommend ways to strengthen oversight of its air traffic control operations to ...

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Transportation Dept. works to boost air traffic control workforce as United cuts flights

The U.S. Transportation Department has announced new incentives to keep experienced air traffic controllers from retiring and ...

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