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Air traffic controllers say outages have become too frequent

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What to know about the air traffic controller shortage

The Trump administration is promising to fix the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers after recent control tower troubles on the East Coast and a string of crashes this year.

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'Everybody's worst nightmare': Air traffic controllers say outages have become too frequent

The “shell-shocked” controllers who guide planes in and out of Newark airport work in constant fear of radar systems’ going down, a recently retired controller told NBC News.

Screens go black for air traffic controllers for second time in 2 weeks

For the second time in two weeks, air traffic controllers directing planes into Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar access. The latest incident took place just before 4 a.m. Friday and lasted for about 90 seconds with screens going black during that time, according to the Associated Press.

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FAA announces new air traffic control system in hope of taming busy skies

The current ATC system "is based on an outdated technologies that are unable to meet" modern demands, an administration ...

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Trump accelerates upgrades of air traffic control systems amid FAA departures

President Donald Trump’s own policies have prompted departures of key staff and hurt morale at the aviation agency, ...

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Newark Airport air traffic control suffers another outage overnight, FAA confirms

Newark Liberty International Airport suffered another brief air traffic control outage Friday morning, the FAA confirms.

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Air traffic controllers warned of ‘incredibly dangerous’ safety incidents months before latest Newark system failure

Several times over the last year, Newark controllers lost radar or radio service, leaving them unable to talk with planes ...

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