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FAA investigates brief communications outage at air traffic facility responsible for flights at Newark
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating another radio outage at the troubled air traffic approach control ...
FAA investigating brief radio outage at air traffic facility that guides Newark flights
The facility, which directs flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, has faced a string of outages since ...
Transportation secretary says air traffic control system updates will take time, but not 'jeopardize safety'
Secretary Sean Duffy said the new air traffic control system plan should take three or four years to roll out and will not ...
Dept. of Transportation announces plans to build new air traffic control system after decades of problems
The Department of Transportation will build a “brand new air traffic control system” by 2028, Secretary Sean Duffy announced ...
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The FAA, DOT just dropped a plan to fix your flight delays
The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation unveiled a plan to modernize the nation's air traffic control system on May 8. The plan includes building new facilities ...
Shortfall of air travel system technicians aggravates technical issues
The Newark airport task force is discussing solutions to communications issues that grounded multiple flights over the past ...
Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said air traffic control systems in the U.S. are so antiquated it actually takes longer to fly certain ...
FAA has used eBay, 3D printers to replace parts for aging systems, transportation secretary says
President Trump's transportation secretary said Thursday the FAA's air traffic control system "truly is 25, 35, 40 years old ...