Air traffic control outages are not isolated to Newark
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To recap, on April 28, air traffic controllers handling inbound traffic at Newark experienced a brief radar and radio outage. Similar failures have occurred at least three times since then, and in response,
United Airlines Capt. Miles Morgan says a loss of communication with air traffic control is one of the first things pilots learn to handle.
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
Controllers handling aircraft headed into Newark Liberty International Airport lost radio frequencies for approximately 2 seconds, said the FAA
In 2016, Congress passed HR 636, called the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act. The House, including Duffy, approved the bill when it was originally America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015, and the Senate later replaced the bill’s text with the FAA reauthorization.