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The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use.
An air traffic controller said the airport was unsafe. Days later, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy moved his wife’s flight.
Airlines will meet with the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday to address weeks of delays at Newark Liberty ...
The problems have been caused by a staffing shortage due to outdated technology, and Wednesday's weather made matters worse.
Air Traffic Organization deputy COO Franklin McIntosh revealed in an exchange with Klobuchar that the agency is only on track to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers by the end of this year — ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has been slowing the pace of arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty International Airport for the past couple of weeks as it deals with staffing shortages and ...
Communication problems, including a brief radar outage at the air traffic control facility Friday and an outage last month, ...
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is testifying before a House panel on the 2026 budget at 10 a.m.