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FAA says Newark airport’s technology problems should be resolved by October
The head of the FAA said he's "confident" the technology issues at troubled Newark Liberty International Airport will be ...
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What Happens When Air Traffic Control Systems Go Dark?
Recent outages at Newark Airport highlighted the challenges facing air traffic controllers. What's the science underpinning ...
Fox Host Confronts Sean Duffy Over Newark Issues—'Why Can't You Fix This?'
A pilot with over 60 years' experience told Newsweek that "a good 'A' level traffic controller is a three-dimensional chess ...
‘We could have more Newarks.’ Air traffic woes could spread without billions of dollars, feds say.
Meanwhile, under an interim order, FAA set the maximum number of flights at the airport be limited to 28 arrivals and 28 ...
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The Silicon Valley Way: Move fast and break…aviation safety?
The magnitude and frequency of aviation incidents have stimulated a search for answers ranging from small fixes to extreme ...
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This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact
The FAA said a fourth outage Monday knocked out radio communications ... “It’s not to downplay the seriousness of ...
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FAA investigating brief radio outage at air traffic facility that guides Newark flights
and U.S. officials have warned that the FAA could experience other telecommunication failures. On May 12, an air traffic control facility in Colorado experienced a communications outage for about ...
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The 3 FAA Failures Creating a Dangerous Mess in the Skies
Air traffic controllers handling flights for Newark Liberty International Airport experienced another troubling communications ... internal FAA report called "STARS Remote Tower Failures Background." ...