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Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.
The FAA is holding a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Former Blackhawk helicopter pilot and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science
Recent communications issues at the FAA facility handling flights in and out of Newark airport were not new, officials say. Outages happened at least three times last year. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.
A staffing shortage, runway construction and deferred maintenance to crucial air traffic technology have made Newark Airport a national laughingstock.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport for the "next several weeks."
Air traffic controllers at Denver International Airport experienced a 90 second communications outage. The incident follows similar outages at Newark Liberty International Airport.
A portion of the Denver air route traffic control center experienced a 90-second loss of communications late Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.