68 h. ago U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce flight capacity at Newark airport

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International Airport for the “next several weeks,” as New Jersey’s largest airport struggles with radar outages and numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Duffy […]

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69 h. ago Another issue disrupts Newark’s airport as Trump’s transportation secretary plans reducing flights

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International Airport for the “next several weeks,” as New Jersey’s largest airport struggles with radar outages and other issues, including one Sunday, and flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers. Speaking on […]

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4 d. ago Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again

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 Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark airport went black for 90 seconds at 3:55 a.m. Friday. That’s […]

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4 d. ago Newark air traffic control briefly loses radar access 2nd time in 2 weeks

The FAA said the telecommunications outage impacted communications and radar displays around 3:55 a.m. ET on Friday and lasted approximately 90 seconds.

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4 d. ago 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 Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark airport went black for 90 seconds at 3:55 a.m. Friday. That’s […]

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5 d. ago Officials plan to revamp the US air traffic control system. Here’s a breakdown by the numbers

The Trump administration on Thursday announced an ambitious three-year plan to replace the United State’s aging air traffic control system. Officials did not provide an exact cost estimate but said it would require billions of dollars to put in place. They said a $12.5 billion budget proposal that a House committee drafted last week represents […]

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5 d. ago U.S. air traffic control overhaul to cost ‘lots of billions’: Trump admin

The plan calls for six new air traffic control centres, along with an array of technology and communications upgrades over the next three or four years.

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7 d. ago Newark airport flight disruptions spread across U.S. What’s going on?

The disruptions plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey began a week ago, when air traffic controllers temporarily lost communications with planes in the sky.

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7 d. ago Controllers briefly lost contact with Newark planes before wider flight disruptions

The long flight delays and cancellations plaguing Newark’s Liberty International Airport and spilling over to airports across the U.S. can be traced to a week ago when air traffic controllers temporarily lost communications with planes in the sky, according to the controllers union. Crews in the Philadelphia air traffic control facility that lines up flights […]

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7 d. ago Air Canada, Porter offer service to LaGuardia, JFK amid Newark airport troubles

Disruptions at the airport peaked on Saturday as a shortage of air traffic controllers affected the airport's operations

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1 week ago United Airlines cuts 35 daily flights at Newark airport, citing shortage of air traffic controllers

NEW YORK (AP) — Passengers with flights to or from Newark Liberty International Airport encountered long delays and cancellations Saturday due to an air traffic controller shortage, a nationwide problem the Trump administration has pledged to fix. The busy airport outside New York City experienced disruptions all week. Faulting the Federal Aviation Administration’s alleged failure […]

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3 w. ago Toronto shopping plaza to be completely demolished for 5 futuristic towers

A Toronto shopping plaza built not even ten years ago is already on the chopping block and could soon be torn down for a massive five-tower development.What was once a surface parking lot serving the TTC's Wilson Station was redeveloped into a series of retail buildings back in 2017, acting as an extension of the large big-box retail centre that exists to the south and west.The former lot at 75 Billy Bishop Way was developed by Build Toronto and opened as the "Shops at Wilson Station" following a brief construction period. However, just steps from a subway station and in close proximity to Highway 401, the retail development's days were always numbered.With Downsview Airport now closed and former height caps developments constructed on surrounding blocks eliminated, the site immediately south of the former airport's runway has been unlocked for much higher densities than what exist today.A recent application tabled with the City of Toronto outlines pl...

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3 w. ago Turbulence at Vancouver airport over as air traffic control returns to full staffing

Earlier this week, Nav Canada warned of flight delays because it had implemented a temporary traffic management initiative at the Vancouver airport due to staff shortages.

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3 w. ago Travellers delayed by air traffic controller shortage at YVR should check compensation rules, advocate says

Air traffic was returning to normal at Vancouver International Airport after days of delays

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3 w. ago Air traffic back to normal at Vancouver’s airport after days of delays

Operations at the airport have "now returned to normal levels," but passengers are advised to continue checking the status of their flights.

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3 w. ago What's going on at YVR? Delays, delays, delays for a third straight day

The Canadian Air Traffic Control Association says a shortage of air traffic controllers is a Canada-wide issue — but particularly acute at Vancouver International Airport

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3 w. ago What's going on at Vancouver International Airport? Delays, delays, delays for a third straight day

The Canadian Air Traffic Control Association says a shortage of air traffic controllers is a Canada-wide issue — but particularly acute at YVR

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3 w. ago Air traffic controller shortage leads to delays at Vancouver airport

The agency that provides air traffic control for Canada's airports is warning travellers at Vancouver's airport of flight delays over what it says are "resource constraints."

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4 w. ago 2 U.S. students detained for 2 weeks in Denmark after alleged Uber driver fight

The two students were arrested at Copenhagen Airport the day after the alleged altercation while trying to return to the U.S.

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