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Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said air traffic control systems in the U.S. are so antiquated it actually takes longer to fly certain ...
DOT Secretary blames Biden administration for air traffic control failures as Newark experiences more delays
The Biden administration is to blame for the ongoing air traffic control failures at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty ...
NJ air traffic controller reveals desperate measures he’s forced to take: ‘Don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people’
I don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people,” Jonathan Stewart said in a lengthy interview — as he detailed the frightening ordeal that resulted in him taking stress leave.
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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'Like old phone systems': Newark Airport chaos is decades in the making, experts say
A staffing shortage, runway construction and deferred maintenance to crucial air traffic technology have made Newark Airport ...