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Internal FAA report downplayed risks of data outage affecting Newark air traffic controllers
When the agency approved moving Newark air traffic controllers to Philadelphia, it said the odds of a dangerous ...
See the FAA reports that downplayed the risk of a Newark outage
Two reports by the FAA, completed before Newark’s air traffic controllers moved from the New York area to Philadelphia, show ...
Newark Backup Data Line Failed Before 90-Second Radar Outage
A failed backup telecommunications line led to a 90-second radar and radio outage last month that left air traffic ...
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FAA fixing problems at Newark airport while planning overhaul of US air traffic control system
To combat widespread cancellations and delays at Newark, the FAA announced staffing increases and system upgrades -- but didn ...
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Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain
A new software update prevented a third radar outage ... southwest of Newark. "The Biden-Buttigieg FAA bungled this move without properly hardening the telecom lines feeding the data, which ...
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FAA weighs broad pullback in Newark flights over radar outages
The prior outage ... data provider Cirium. Besides United, other carriers that serve Newark include Delta Air Lines Inc., Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. and American Airlines Group Inc. The FAA ...
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New radar system update prevents third outage at Newark but delays persist
NEWARK, N.J. — A new software update prevented a third radar outage in the last two weeks at New Jersey's busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend ...