A crisis in air traffic management is leading to demands for modernizing an antiquated system.
An outage at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey caused air traffic controllers in Philadelphia to lose visibility of and communication with aircraft for 90 seconds, leading to ongoing staff and equipment issues in Newark that have persisted for over a week now.
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United Airlines is allowing travelers from Newark to change their flight reservations free of charge.
The country’s air traffic controllers’ association claims that the flight cancelations affecting Newark’s airport are now impacting other US airports as well.
This week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to unveil a proposal for modernizing the antiquated air traffic control system. In parallel, Congress is considering a $12 billion revamp along with incentives aimed at attracting additional controllers.
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