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Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.
The CEO of United Airlines maintains that New Jersey's Newark Airport is safe, despite construction, equipment failures and staffing issues that have resulted in delayed and canceled flights, NBC News' Marquise Francis reports.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that “fast-track” fixes are being made to address the continuing communications and radar failures at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a new software update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at New Jersey's busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend.
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ABC7 New York on MSNTraveling out of Newark Airport? Nina Pineda has tips to save you time and moneyThe disruptions continue at Newark Liberty International Airport. Today so far 8 delays and 78 cancellations have been announced, according to Flight Aware. So what should you do if you're holding a ticket for EWR?
As few as three air traffic controllers were working at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday evening, according to a published report. That’s 11 fewer than the targeted amount for that time period, The New York Times reported.
Sunday's incident marks the fourth time in the past two weeks that technical problems have disrupted air traffic at Newark.