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Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
Airlines will meet with the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday to address weeks of delays at Newark Liberty International Airport following air traffic control staffing and equipment issues.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) briefly slowed air traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday because a new telecommunications issue affected the Philadelphia facility
BDL received three flights following a communications blackout at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on April 28.
Several times over the last year, Newark controllers lost radar or radio service, leaving them unable to talk with planes they were tracking.
Passengers traveling through Newark Airport are getting a break on Wednesday from the recent spate of delays and cancellations. According to the FAA airport status website, there are no widespread delays or cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport,
Air traffic controllers guiding planes into Newark faced equipment outages for the second time in a month early Friday, the FAA said.
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An FAA statement said the agency briefly slowed air traffic to and from the airport while ensuring “redundancies were working as designed” before normal operations ... into Newark to ensure safety whenever staffing or equipment issues arise.
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