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Air traffic controllers often sit in a darkened room, understaffed, staring at radar scopes with airspace filled to capacity ...
When the computer screens shut off without warning, the air traffic control room to this New York airport erupted in panic.
An air traffic controller at Newark Liberty International Airport feared another midair collision during an unexpected power ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday was interviewed by CNN’s Jake Tapper and discussed disruptions at Newark ...
“People would come out of the room screaming ... its pilots train for midair communication breakdowns with air traffic controllers. CEO Scott Kirby reassured employees in an email Wednesday ...
Several times over the last year, Newark controllers lost radar or radio service, leaving them unable to talk with planes ...
in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces a new air traffic control infrastructure plan, Thursday, May 8 ...
A radar and communication outage last week caused air traffic controllers overseeing Newark ... “People would come out of the room screaming, ‘We’ve lost the frequencies!’” ...
The transportation secretary unveiled a plan to overhaul the nation's air traffic control system after the Newark Airport outage. With proper funding and permitting reform, Duffy aims to complete ...
Air traffic controllers repeatedly rang the alarm about ... Because controllers overseeing the two airports no longer work “in the same room,” they were struggling to coordinate, leading ...