Air traffic control outages are not isolated to Newark
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Newark Airport has also experienced multiple radio and radar outages, in addition to staffing shortages, causing concern over flight safety.
A veteran air traffic controller who was alone during the terrifying 90-second blackout at Newark Liberty International Airport refuses to fly out of the travel hub anymore — saying it’s
“I equate a good, A-level, traffic controller that can handle a place like Newark, JFK, LAX, San Francisco, to a three dimensional chess player who can juggle a chainsaw, an axe, a sword, a razor blade with his eyes closed,” Aero Consulting Experts CEO and a former United pilot Ross Aimer told Fortune.
An air traffic controller was left 'traumatized' and placed on leave after being the only one on duty for Newark Liberty International Airport when the system blacked out, per 'The Times.'
Former Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Billy Nolen joins Michele Norris to discuss what can be done about the air traffic control issues plaguing airports like Newark Liberty International. Staf
The Federal Aviation Administration is cutting the number of departures and arrivals at Newark Liberty International Airport.