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The US needs more air traffic controllers. These graduating students just got fast-tracked to enter the job market quicker
The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic controller shortage in nearly 30 years as ...
Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the ...
Newark, Atlanta airports experience more terrifying air traffic control outages, bringing flights to a standstill
Nearly 80 flights have been cancelled and more than 40 delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport after yet another an ...
‘An urgent matter': Newark air traffic control loses radar again Friday morning
Passengers traveling in and out of Newark at the end of the week shouldn't expect smooth sailing. Here's the latest at the ...
Newark air traffic control lost contact with pilots at least twice before, source says
The claims, which the Federal Aviation Administration hasn’t confirmed, emerged a week after Newark airspace controllers lost ...
Newark Airport systems outage was ‘most dangerous situation,’ air traffic controller says
The air traffic system meltdown at Newark Liberty International Airport last week “was the most dangerous situation you could ...
Another Newark Airport air traffic control issue forces ground stop
An unspecified “telecommunications issue” forced the 45-minute shutdown at the delay-plagued airport, the Federal Aviation ...
An air traffic controller at Newark is like ‘a 3D chess player who can juggle a chainsaw’ with their eyes closed, ex-pilot says
“I equate a good, A-level, traffic controller that can handle a place like Newark, JFK, LAX, San Francisco, to a three ...