Air traffic control system must be improved to prevent problems like Newark airport, officials say
Read full article: Air traffic control system must be improved to prevent problems like Newark airport, officials sayThe problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey’s largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his plan to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system that will cost “tens of billions.”.
This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact
Read full article: This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contactNews that air traffic controllers directing planes into New Jersey’s busiest airport twice lost both their radar and radios is alarming.
Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment
Read full article: Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipmentThe recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Donald Trump's administration wants to replace.
Another Newark airport disruption as Trump's transportation secretary talks of reducing flights
Read full article: Another Newark airport disruption as Trump's transportation secretary talks of reducing flightsTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International Airport for the “next several weeks.”.
FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash
Read full article: FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crashFederal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations director minutes after he had agreed to suspend flights during the investigation.
FAA acknowledges it must do better after deadly DC air collision
Read full article: FAA acknowledges it must do better after deadly DC air collisionThe head of the Federal Aviation Administration has told Congress that the agency must do more to ensure flying remains safe after a midair collision over Washington, D.
