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Associated Press • Josh Funk

Newark Liberty Controllers Blinded Again by 90-Second Radar and Comms Outage

Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar tracking and radio communications for roughly 90 seconds early Friday—marking the second blackout in two weeks and reigniting safety and operational concerns at one of the nation’s busiest hubs.

2025-05-09T09:07:08.947806-07:00

Associated Press

US DOT Unveils State-of-the-Art Air Traffic Control Overhaul

2025-05-08T14:50:49.677431-07:00

Reuters

US DOT Proposes Multibillion-Dollar Overhaul of Aging Air Traffic Control System

2025-05-08T03:32:43.667416-07:00

Skift

United Slashes 35 Daily Newark Flights After FAA Tech Failures and Controller Shortages

2025-05-02T16:02:57.096908-07:00

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Associated Press

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Newark Liberty Controllers Blinded Again by 90-Second Radar and Comms Outage Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar tracking and radio communications for roughly 90 seconds early Friday—marking the second blackout in two weeks and reigniting safety and operational concerns at one of the nation’s busiest hubs.

2025-05-09T09:07:08.947806-07:00

Newark Liberty Controllers Blinded Again by 90-Second Radar and Comms Outage

CNN

Baltimore ATC Simulator Exposes Risks of Aging Systems and Staffing Shortages At Baltimore County Community College, aspiring air traffic controllers train in a simulator replicating darkened, understaffed radar rooms packed with traffic. Instructors caution that aging, failure-prone systems and chronic staffing gaps can turn seconds-long malfunctions—such as Newark’s recent radar outage—into near-disasters.

2025-05-09T08:34:38.616271-07:00

Baltimore ATC Simulator Exposes Risks of Aging Systems and Staffing Shortages

The Air Current

DOT Signals Major ATC Overhaul but Omits Cost Estimates The US Department of Transportation unveiled a plan to modernize air traffic control with a new system to replace aging hardware and increase capacity across the national airspace, but the announcement omitted critical cost estimates and details on how upgrades will be financed.

2025-05-08T16:02:57.728783-07:00

DOT Signals Major ATC Overhaul but Omits Cost Estimates

Associated Press

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US DOT Unveils State-of-the-Art Air Traffic Control Overhaul Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has unveiled an ambitious plan to replace the nation’s aging air traffic control system with a state-of-the-art network designed to meet 21st-century demands, enhance safety and capacity, and prevent incidents like recent technical failures and crashes at Newark.

2025-05-08T14:50:49.677431-07:00

US DOT Unveils State-of-the-Art Air Traffic Control Overhaul

Reuters

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US DOT Proposes Multibillion-Dollar Overhaul of Aging Air Traffic Control System Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged Congress to fund a comprehensive replacement of the FAA’s crumbling radar, communications and tower infrastructure, part of an “all-brand-new” ATC system designed to boost safety, reduce delays and address 300 annual near-collisions amid 40% unsustainable equipment.

2025-05-08T03:32:43.667416-07:00

US DOT Proposes Multibillion-Dollar Overhaul of Aging Air Traffic Control System

AVweb

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Senate Commerce Panel to Review First-Year FAA Reauthorization Outcomes One year after Congress passed the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will convene this week to evaluate funding and rulemaking progress across safety programs, air traffic system modernization and regulatory oversight as agencies prepare for next legislative cycle.

2025-05-07T14:06:41.584394-07:00

Senate Commerce Panel to Review First-Year FAA Reauthorization Outcomes

Financial Times

FAA to upgrade radar and guidance systems at Newark Liberty after ATC outage US air safety regulators will install upgraded radar and flight guidance equipment at Newark Liberty International Airport following a temporary radar and radio communications failure that left controllers unable to track flights for over a minute, disrupting operations and prompting trauma-related leave under FAA’s stress management program.

2025-05-07T11:57:41.949237-07:00

FAA to upgrade radar and guidance systems at Newark Liberty after ATC outage

Reuters

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US Airlines Back Trump Plan to Revamp ATC Amid Controller Shortage The CEOs of the five largest US carriers have endorsed the Trump administration’s proposal to invest tens of billions in modernizing the aging air traffic control system and accelerating the hiring of controllers, following recent East Coast tower failures and a string of serious accidents nationwide.

2025-05-07T11:32:25.047798-07:00

US Airlines Back Trump Plan to Revamp ATC Amid Controller Shortage

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