Newark, FAA and US air
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A failed backup telecommunications line led to a 90-second radar and radio outage last month that left air traffic controllers unable to see jetliners heading into Newark airport.
Two reports by the FAA, completed before Newark’s air traffic controllers moved from the New York area to Philadelphia, show the FAA predicted communications outages could happen, but downplayed the chances.
A new software update prevented a third radar outage ... southwest of Newark. "The Biden-Buttigieg FAA bungled this move without properly hardening the telecom lines feeding the data, which ...
A technology outage took out radar and communications for Newark Liberty International Airport’s controllers briefly Friday morning, the second such breakdown in two weeks at a heavily trafficked U.S.
The prior outage ... data provider Cirium. Besides United, other carriers that serve Newark include Delta Air Lines Inc., Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. and American Airlines Group Inc. The FAA ...
FAA plans meeting with airlines to address Newark disruptions Aging infrastructure and staffing issues cause repeated outages United ... continue being put at risk. "Problems with our system ...