Record numbers of Americans are expected to fly around the July Fourth holiday, posing a big test for America’s fragile air travel system — and for Newark Liberty International Airport in particular.
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Several countries have privatized air traffic control. Should the U.S.?
An effort to privatize U.S. air traffic control in 2017 never took off. Now the aviation industry is uniting behind the Trump administration’s plan to overhaul the system.
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Senators grill Trump’s FAA nominee over past effort to alter pilot certification rule
Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford was tapped in March to helm the agency. It’s critical time for U.S. air travel, following a deadly January collision and ongoing air traffic control system problems.
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Carrots, death rays and passing ships. This is the origin story of the word radar
The nation’s aviation infrastructure is again under scrutiny, following a series of paralyzing communications and radar outages at some of the country’s busiest airports. Here is a look at the scientific origins of radar.
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As few as 3 radar controllers monitored Newark’s airspace Monday night, FAA says
At times Monday evening, as few as three air traffic controllers per hour were lined up to monitor via radar the planes flying into and out of the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Trump administration unveils a plan to modernize the air traffic control system
The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.
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How archaic tech, staff shortages and construction made a meltdown at Newark Airport
Hundreds of flights were canceled at Newark as air traffic controller shortages, old tech and construction collided. The Department of Transportation a major fix.
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A single-engine plane crashes near a Pennsylvania airport, injuring 5 passengers
The crash happened around 3 p.m. Sunday just south of Lancaster Airport in Manheim Township. All five victims were taken to hospitals. Nobody on the ground was hurt.
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Southwest 737 and small business jet have ‘near collision’ at Chicago Midway Airport
Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago’s Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.
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People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs — but they don’t direct air traffic
After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, President Trump blamed diversity hiring. But that’s not how disability hiring works.
