- Air traffic controllers guiding aircraft at Newark Liberty International Airport once more experienced loss of communication with their flights.
- The disruption continued for roughly 90 seconds late Friday night, during which time significantly fewer aircraft were airborne, according to the FAA.
- This event follows the announcement made by the Trump administration regarding their plans to update the outdated air traffic control systems.
Air traffic controllers
Who guides planes into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport experienced a loss of radar and communication with aircraft just before daybreak on Friday during yet another 90-second disruption, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. This incident occurred mere hours after the Trump administration.
unveiled a plan
to revamp the outdated technology that ensures safety in U.S. airspace.
The disruption happened around 3:55 a.m. Eastern Time, according to the FAA. Since there are significantly fewer flights operating during late hours, the interruptions were minor when contrasted with an analogous failure on April 28 in the afternoon.
snarled air travel
for days.
The FAA stated that multiple air traffic controllers went on leave due to the strain from an event in April. This worsened the already insufficient staff levels at the Philadelphia control center responsible for managing flights entering and exiting Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, leading the FAA to reduce the airport’s flight volume.
Similar to the situation in April, Friday’s disruption rendered controllers incapable of communicating with airplanes, leaving their radar screens blank.
Airlines and labor groups
said
in February that the U.S. urgently needs billions of dollars in emergency funding from Congress for improvements to air traffic control, which has faced both staffing shortfalls and outdated equipment.
