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Veteran air-traffic controller speaks out about staffing and tech problems amid blackouts and delays at Newark airport
A veteran air-traffic controller at the facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport is ...
Newark’s Air Traffic Control Staffing Crisis Is Dire. It’s Also Not Unique.
As of May 7, all but two of the 313 air traffic control facilities in the United States were understaffed, a New York Times ...
Video shows inside of Philadelphia air traffic control facility that handles Newark flights during outage last week
An exclusive video obtained by CBS News shows inside the problem-plagued air traffic control facility that handles flights in ...
Newark problems and recent 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 ...
Confessions of an air traffic controller: ‘Avoid Newark like the plague’
In 10 months, instead of having people succeed in Philadelphia, we’ve had 11 say, ‘F–k this, I am not doing this.'” ...
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Air-traffic controller says he averted midair collision near Newark
An air-traffic controller says he averted a midair collision near Newark, New Jersey, this month.
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Frustrated Newark air traffic controller airs safety concerns
Newark Liberty controller Jonathan Stewart publicly shared his safety concerns following a near mid-air collision. A recent ...
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Newark, Atlanta airports experience more terrifying air traffic control outages, bringing flights to a standstill
At Newark, the problem was yet again the Philadelphia-based air traffic control center that controls the airport. “There was a telecommunications issue at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which ...
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Newark airport uses floppy discs for air traffic control and more terrifying facts about FAA’s crumbling system
Five air traffic controllers, who union officials said “saved the day,” took immediate trauma leave. The fallout was immediate. United Airlines, Newark’s biggest carrier, cut 35 daily ...