FAA Investigating After Another Air Traffic Control Outage at Newark Airport

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Newark airport experiences another air traffic control outage

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a brief radio system outage at the Philadelphia air traffic control center responsible for handling flights at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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Radio Cuts Out At Newark Airport Again, Outage Adds To Growing List

Another radio outage took place for planes at Newark Airport in New Jersey on Monday, adding to a growing list of equipment malfunctions at the busy travel center.

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FAA Investigates Second Newark Airport Radio Outage

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating another radio outage at the Newark, New Jersey, air traffic approach control center, less than three weeks after a 90-second loss of radar coverage and radio communications saddled Newark Liberty International Airport with rolling flight delays.

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Newark airport experiences another air traffic control outage

The FAA is investigating a brief radio system outage at the Philadelphia air traffic control center. The control center is responsible for handling flights at Newark Liberty International Airport. This is the fourth such incident to take place at Newark Airport since April 28 amid persistent equipment and staffing issues. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said earlier this month that upgrades to the nation's air traffic system are underway.

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Another air traffic control outage at Newark Airport: FAA

Philadelphia TRACON, which guides aircraft traffic in and out of Newark, "lost radio frequencies" for around two seconds. The FAA has reported multiple system outages at Newark Airport in recent weeks. The outages coincided with days of prolonged delays and cancellations at the New Jersey airport.

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Newark Airport plagued by another radio outage as FAA issues ground delay over staffing issues

Newark Airport in New Jersey faced staffing issues and a radio outage on Monday, causing flight delays. The FAA is investigating the situation.

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Newark Airport Experiences Fourth Radio Outage

The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday confirmed a fourth radio outage at Newark Liberty International Airport. This time the outage lasted about 2 seconds. Earlier this month Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ripped Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg after an alarming radar outage. United Airlines pulled 35 round-trip flights a day following a radar outage at New Jersey last week.

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FAA investigates brief communications outage at air traffic facility responsible for flights at Newark

The Newark terminal radar approach control facility experienced a radio outage for approximately two seconds around 11:35 a.m. Monday. All aircraft remained safely separated and operations are normal, the FAA said. The outage is the latest after a series of failures that have occurred in recent weeks, cascaded by a staffing shortage.

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FAA confirms 'another radio outage' at Newark Int'l Airport, Secy. of Transportation slams previous Biden admin for neglecting air traffic control

The Philadelphia control tower “lost radio frequencies” for around two seconds, at around 11:35 a.m. local time. “All aircraft remained safely separated,” the FAA said. The agency enacted a ground delay at the airport, beginning at 2:07 p.m., which lasted until 11:59 p.M.

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Newark Airport Hit With Yet Another Communications Outage

controllers at a facility in Philadelphia were unable to communicate with the aircraft they were responsible for guiding to and from Newark. The same facility was hit by similar outages on April 28, May 11 and May 9, but unlike Monday’s incident, those outages stretched to a minute and a half.

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FAAinvestigating after Newark air traffic control suffered two-second outage

Newark's air traffic control system was down for about two minutes on Monday morning. The problem was caused by a problem with the system's power supply. The system is now back up and running, but there are still issues with the control system. The issue is likely to get worse before it gets better.

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New video shows moment computer outage hit Newark Airport

New video shows the moment computer screens went black at the air traffic control center. The 90 second outage left controllers unable to track planes or talk to pilots. A half dozen controllers took trauma leave after the incident, which has led to a number of flight delays. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy insists it's safe to fly.

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'Operations have returned to normal' after another Newark Airport equipment outage

The FAA briefly slowed air traffic while ensuring backup systems were functioning. This is at least the third such incident in recent weeks, following a radar and radio blackout on April 28 and a similar outage on Friday. On April 28, a handful of air traffic controllers requested medical leave for trauma.

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