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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a four-point plan to address the failing infrastructure at Newark Liberty Airport.
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
The meeting comes after weeks of cancellations and delays at Newark Airport due to staffing shortages and runway construction.
Airlines will meet with the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday to address weeks of delays at Newark Liberty International Airport following air traffic control staffing and equipment issues.
Airline executives, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and officials from the FAA are meeting Wednesday to discuss how to address issues facing New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport.
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United Airlines executives are trying to reassure their customers it is safe to fly at Newark Liberty International Airport, despite all the recent problems.
Several equipment outages over the past two weeks at the Philadelphia-based air traffic control center that guides planes to and from Newark Liberty International Airport have raised concerns about how safe it is to fly at one of the nation’s busiest airports.
Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.
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Blank radar screens. Broken air traffic equipment. Flights in an out of Newark Airport delayed or canceled. Is it safe to fly here?
The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Trump's administration wants to replace.