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Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
The Federal Aviation Administration will meet with airline representatives Wednesday, seeking to cut flights going into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport amid mounting delays, hundreds of cancellations and growing frustration among passengers.
Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.
The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, and it's launching a safety task force.
BDL received three flights following a communications blackout at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on April 28.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) briefly slowed air traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday because a new telecommunications issue affected the Philadelphia facility
Air traffic controllers guiding planes into Newark faced equipment outages for the second time in a month early Friday, the FAA said.
Several times over the last year, Newark controllers lost radar or radio service, leaving them unable to talk with planes they were tracking.
Duffy blamed recent telecommunications issues at Newark Liberty International Airport on former President ... to make the switch and have them fully operational by the end of May.
Three incidents at Newark have shaken the public. Meanwhile, the FAA is understaffed. Here's what the Trump administration wants to do about it.