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Confessions of an air traffic controller

Veteran air-traffic controller speaks out about staffing and tech problems amid blackouts and delays at Newark airport

A veteran air-traffic controller at the facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport is calling for more resources and speaking out about the intense pressures workers face amid a staffing shortage and tech outages.

New York Post on MSN · 7h

Confessions of an air traffic controller: ‘Avoid Newark like the plague’

In 10 months, instead of having people succeed in Philadelphia, we’ve had 11 say, ‘F–k this, I am not doing this.'”

The New York Times · 1d

Newark’s Air Traffic Control Staffing Crisis Is Dire. It’s Also Not Unique.

As of May 7, all but two of the 313 air traffic control facilities in the United States were understaffed, a New York Times analysis found.

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Air traffic controllers warned of ‘incredibly dangerous’ safety incidents months before latest Newark system failure

Several times over the last year, Newark controllers lost radar or radio service, leaving them unable to talk with planes ...

Video shows inside of Philadelphia air traffic control facility that handles Newark flights during outage last week

An exclusive video obtained by CBS News shows inside the problem-plagued air traffic control facility that handles flights in ...

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Newark problems put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment

The FAA is working on a short-term fix to the problems at Newark Airport that includes technical repairs and cutting flights to keep traffic manageable while dealing with a shortage of controllers.

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Denver Airport Outage: Air Traffic Control Lost Contact With Up To 20 Pilots On Monday, Reports Say

The incident follows recent radar outages at New Jersey’s Newark Airport due to the FAA’s antiquated infrastructure, adding ...

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United Air Warns Flyers of Reduced Newark Service Through Summer

United Airlines Holdings Inc. expects flight reductions at Newark airport to linger through summer and into fall as the ...

How the United Airlines brand is managing air traffic turbulence

Caught in the middle of the issues at Newark is United Airlines, which is the most active airline at the New Jersey airport.

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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 ...

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