Radar screens serving Newark Liberty International Airport went black early Friday morning, raising more air traffic safety concerns at the busy New Jersey hub, federal authorities said. The outage shortly…
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FAA announces new air traffic control system in hopes of taming busy skies
The Federal Aviation Administration will embark on an ambitious three-year plan to modernize America’s air traffic control systems and phase out the “outdated technologies that are unable to meet” modern…
Newark air traffic slowed as official says flights ‘are absolutely safe’
The air traffic in and out of Newark, New Jersey, will be slowed Wednesday, said officials who insisted travel in and out of the busy hub near New York City…
Newark air traffic control lost contact with pilots at least twice before, source says
The communications breakdown last week that resulted in air traffic controllers losing radar and radio contact with the pilots of planes they were guiding into Newark Liberty International Airport has…
Air traffic control at Newark Airport briefly lost communication with aircraft, kicking off travel chaos
Air traffic controllers temporarily lost communication with aircraft flying in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last week, an incident that has continued to cause major…
Major delays at Newark Liberty Airport wreak havoc with weekend travel plans
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The lights are back on in Spain and Portugal, but nobody knows why they went out
Portugese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said Monday he did not know what caused the blackout but said “everything indicates” that it originated in neighboring Spain. His Spanish counterpart, Prime Minister…
Former Disney worker sentenced to 3 years for hacking into park menus, changing allergen information
A disgruntled former Disney employee was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking into a menu-creating system used by the park’s restaurants to falsely say foods were safe from…
This Washington border county is desperate for Canadians
People have roamed across the 49th parallel on the west flank of North America for hundreds of years. Lately, many are thinking twice. Canadians frequently stop by Blaine, Washington, for…
Frontier CEO is ‘optimistic’ about tourism industry despite economic uncertainty
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