(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Chris Rocheleau, acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, left, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, right, speak about a new air traffic control infrastructure plan, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington.

At one point, the FAA had targeted 77 total arrivals and departures at Newark each hour, but at the start of construction on April 15 they requested airlines cut that down to 70 total during the day and 62 during specific hours in the late afternoons and evenings.

A pilot with over 60 years' experience told Newsweek that "a good 'A' level traffic controller is a three-dimensional chess player." There's not enough today.

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) an

Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.

The cap on flights will keep people safe and alleviate delays attributed to "staffing and equipment" problems, the FAA said.

equipment problems, and a radio outage. The Federal Aviation Administration is cutting the number of departures and arrivals at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), in an effort to ease ...

Arrivals and departures are limited for the rest of the year at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

equipment failures/outages, runway construction and more. All leading to a nightmare web of delays and cancellations for travelers to navigate. The FAA issued an interim order, reducing the ...

But even before those problems, aviation was already in the spotlight ... enough air traffic controllers and relying on outdated equipment. A U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday focused on the FAA’s efforts. Twice in the past two-and-a-half weeks, the ...