Newark, Air traffic and controllers
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The safety nightmare continues at Newark Liberty International Airport, where all air traffic control will be manned by just one fully qualified person during its busiest time tonight, The Post can exclusively reveal.
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
The move is in response to equipment failures and staff shortages that caused hourslong flight delays in recent weeks.
Sen. John Fetterman called for bipartisanship and asked for support for Pennsylvania programs during a Senate hearing on Wednesday about air traffic safety.
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Scripps News on MSNAfter fatal collisions and radar outages, new hearings put focus on air traffic safetyTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy is pushing for billions of dollars of new funding to modernize the nation's air traffic control system, following fatal collisions and repeated outages.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells "CBS Mornings" it will take months to restore normal operations at Newark Liberty International Airport.