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Newark airport uses floppy discs for air traffic control and more terrifying facts about FAA’s crumbling system

The award-winning new Terminal A may be the pride of Newark Liberty International Airport. But behind the scenes, the technology that’s keeping the planes in the sky is frighteningly out of date. Some of it relies on floppy discs and used parts sourced from eBay, federal officials said this week.

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Newark air traffic control suffers another outage overnight, FAA says

Newark Liberty International Airport suffered another brief air traffic control outage Friday morning, the FAA confirmed.

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Newark air traffic control loses contact with pilots in second outage

Radar systems at Newark Liberty International Airport stopped working for about 90 seconds Friday morning, the second major outage for the New Jersey airport.

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An air traffic controller at Newark is like ‘a 3D chess player who can juggle a chainsaw’ with their eyes closed, ex-pilot says

“I equate a good, A-level, traffic controller that can handle a place like Newark, JFK, LAX, San Francisco, to a three ...

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Air traffic controllers lose radar access again at Newark airport

On Wednesday, Newark led the nation with 42 canceled departures and 46 canceled arrivals, according to FlightAware.com.

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Transportation secretary says air traffic issues will take until summer to fix

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells "CBS Mornings" it will take months to restore normal operations at Newark Liberty ...

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Another Outage Strikes Newark Airport. How to Avoid Getting Stuck if Your Flight Is Delayed or Cancelled

Newark airport has been experiencing communications issues that have led to 20% of its controllers taking leave. Here's what ...

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