Almost everyone agrees that the US air traffic control system is broken. Longstanding staffing shortages. Antiquated technology. And now, air traffic controllers are caught in the middle of a ...

Air traffic controller staffing shortages worsened over the weekend as the nation’s government shutdown hit its fourth week, leading to delays and anxiety, and experts say it won’t get better until ...

Last week, amid the mounting air traffic control problems at Newark Liberty International Airport, the radar screens went blank. The radios went out. And for more than a minute, air traffic ...

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The problems with the nation’s air traffic control system have been spotlighted during the government shutdown, with controllers working without pay for almost a month and a half and hundreds calling ...

(CNN) — More than a week of delays at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were caused after air traffic controllers lost communication with aircraft they were supposed to be controlling ...

Major delays and cancellations that have been plaguing travelers coming in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey in the past week could continue well into the next week and ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- The FAA is working to bring in air traffic control supervisors from all over the country, in an effort to ease disruptions at Newark Airport, which have persisted for over ...

Outages are not just a Newark problem—in recent weeks, at least three other U.S. airports have reported communication breakdowns that left air traffic controllers unable to contact pilots. MAY 19: ...

For what seemed like an eternity, the radar screens went dark and all radio contact was lost to controllers handling air traffic heading in and out Newark Liberty International Airport last week.