‘Really a mess’: US’s air traffic control system suffering from years of neglect Roots of the crisis go back to Reagan but Musk’s Doge team accused of making things worse – can it be fixed? The Guardian - US · May 10, 2025
US reports second air traffic control outage at New Jersey airport The Trump administration is facing pressure to modernise air traffic control systems and hire more staff. Al Jazeera · May 9, 2025
Newark airport sees second air traffic blackout amid weeks of major delays FAA says radar went black due to malfunction at key control facility as officials promise that system will be modernized The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025
Newly Released Documents Show What the Feds Knew About the New Jersey Drone Scare Even after the Biden administration realized the most alarming claims were bunk, it didn't publicize the evidence it had. Reason · May 9, 2025
Newark Air Controllers Again Lost Contact With Planes For Over a Minute As Disruptions Continue The Newark airport was again affected by a "telecommunications outage" that left air controllers and planes in the dark for about 90 seconds, the FAA said Latin Times · May 9, 2025
Air traffic controllers briefly lose radar access again at Newark airport The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Should You Buy Archer Aviation Stock Before May 12? Analysts predict 56% upside for this flying car stock. Barchart · May 9, 2025
Officials plan to revamp the US air traffic control system. Here's a breakdown by the numbers The Trump administration has announced an ambitious three-year plan to replace the nation’s aging air traffic control system The Independent UK · May 8, 2025
Joby's Q1: Key Milestones Achieved as Path to Market Crystalizes Joby Aviation's Q1 update confirms major milestones and steady certification progress, reinforcing its path towards near-term eVTOL commercialization. MarketBeat · May 8, 2025
An air traffic controller at Newark is like ‘a 3D chess player who can juggle a chainsaw’ with their eyes closed, ex-pilot says Air traffic controllers are taking “trauma leave” to deal with stress after the chaos at Newark. Fortune · May 8, 2025
Trump Official To Unveil Ambitious US Air Traffic Control Upgrade Faced with fresh flight safety problems at a major US airport, the Trump administration is set Thursday to unveil a modernized air traffic control system. International Business Times · May 8, 2025
What to know about the air traffic controller shortage The Trump administration is promising to fix the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers after recent control tower troubles on the East Coast and a string of crashes this year The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
US Safety Officials Slow Operations At Newark Airport After Outage Regulators said Wednesday they have been slowing arrivals and departures at one of the United States' busiest airports following a 90-second traffic control system outage last week that has industry experts sounding alarm bells. International Business Times · May 7, 2025
FAA to take immediate steps to address Newark airport fiasco Telecom failure resulted in ‘most dangerous situation you could have’ and hundreds of delays The Guardian - US · May 7, 2025
The Independent UK · May 7, 2025 United Airlines planes clip wings at San Francisco airport in latest aviation safety incident No one was injured in the incident as a pair of Boeing 777s pushed back from their gates at California airport
The Independent UK · May 7, 2025 FAA fixing problems at Newark airport while planning overhaul of US air traffic control system The Federal Aviation Administration says it will upgrade the technology used to get radar data to air traffic controllers directing planes to the troubled Newark, New Jersey, airport and improve staffing to alleviate the problems there
Space · May 6, 2025 SpaceX gets FAA approval for 25 Starship launches per year The FAA has approved SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas per year from five to 25.
The Independent UK · May 6, 2025 Controllers briefly lost contact with Newark planes before wider flight disruptions The nation’s air traffic controllers union says the flight cancellations plaguing Newark’s Liberty International Airport and spilling over to U.S. airports can be traced to a week ago when controllers temporarily lost contact with planes
Latin Times · May 6, 2025 Trump Official Failing to Reveal Why an Army Helicopter Caused Grounded Two Flights Stuns Fox News: 'How Do You Not Know?' Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy shocked Fox News host by admitting he didn't know why a military helicopter grounded two commercial flights in D.C.
The Independent UK · May 5, 2025 Army pausing flights near DC after two commerical airliners had to abort landings Helicopter operations near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were put on pause on Monday.
The Guardian - US · May 5, 2025 Top Democrat calls for investigation into ‘chaotic’ Newark airport delays Chuck Schumer calls Federal Aviation Authority ‘a mess’ over days of problems at the major New Jersey airport
Latin Times · May 5, 2025 Air Traffic Controller's Chilling Warning to Passengers Traveling in US: 'Don't Fly to Newark' An air traffic controller told MSNBC that it is not safe to fly out of Newark: "Avoid Newark at all costs," the controller said
The Guardian - US · May 4, 2025 Major delays at Newark airport as FAA cites air traffic control staffing issues One of US’s biggest airports, in New York area, experiences 210 delays and 88 cancellations amid aviation safety fears
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Air travel chaos as United Airlines cuts 35 daily flights from airport United Airlines slashed 35 daily flights from its Newark schedule starting Saturday
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Aborted landings due to Army helicopter near Reagan airport 'unacceptable,' top official says U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says it is “unacceptable” that two commercial aircraft had to abort landings at a Washington airport this week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon