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Black screens, silent radios and near misses: Air traffic control outages are not isolated to Newark
Air traffic controllers across the country have grappled with radar and communications outages for years, CNN review finds.
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Air traffic control radar screens go black at Newark Airport for second time
NEWARK, N.J. (WPIX) – Radar screens went black at Newark Liberty International ... the FAA’s website reads. The second screen outage at Newark Airport comes after air traffic control radars briefly ...
The Newark airport crisis is about to become everyone’s problem
A shortage of air traffic controllers, bungled IT management, outdated technology, and a brewing disaster in our airspace.
What's going on with air traffic control in the U.S.? Here are the facts
Three technical outages affecting Newark airport have traumatized air traffic controllers and worried passengers about the ...
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Another radar blackout caused continued chaos at this airport
An air traffic controller who was on duty at the ... because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Then their radar screen went out as well. The radio communications quickly returned ...
'Everybody's worst nightmare': Air traffic controllers say outages have become too frequent
The “shell-shocked” controllers who guide planes in and out of Newark airport work in constant fear of radar systems’ going down, a recently retired controller told NBC News.
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Newark airport hit by another radar blackout as chaos continues
An air traffic controller who was on duty at the ... because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Then their radar screen went out as well. The radio communications quickly returned ...
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Radar Screens Go Dark at Newark Airport (Again)
The radar outage for Newark on Friday happened at 3:55 a.m., the FAA told Gizmodo over email. Air traffic control for Newark is handled in Philadelphia, where the actual screen outage occurred.