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The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, and it's launching a safety task force.
The FAA is holding a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it will propose flight cuts at Newark Liberty International Airport, citing air traffic controller staffing, runway construction and equipment issues.
Air Traffic Organization deputy COO Franklin McIntosh revealed in an exchange with Klobuchar that the agency is only on track to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers by the end of this year —
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
United Airlines on Tuesday said it expects flight issues to ease at Newark Liberty International Airport in the coming weeks as runway construction concludes and the Federal Aviation Administration considers cuts to the schedule.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a new software update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at New Jersey's busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend.