One air traffic controller (ATC) and a trainee will operate every flight in and out of Newark between 6.30pm-9.30pm — despite 15 staffers being the standard requirement for a shift.

The Trump Administration is speeding up its efforts to address a nationwide shortage of Air Traffic Controllers. Earlier this ...

The team inside the United tower is managing 371 flights daily. They’re coordinating every flight touching down or taking off ...

Newark faces an airport staffing crisis. Here’s why FAA can’t fix it faster. The chaos and canceled flights stem from an air traffic controller shortage that reveals the depth of the FAA’s ...

The control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, on March 19, 2024. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg / Getty Images) "United 674, radar contact lost, we lost our radar.

These scheduling meetings were held in the wake of ongoing scrutiny of air traffic control at Newark. An April 28 radio and radar outage prompted a handful of controllers to take trauma leave ...

Here's what travelers should know about the issues at the 12th busiest airport in the U.S. Air traffic control staffing shortage. One of the reasons Newark airport has been dealing with ...

A control tower is seen at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on Monday, May 5, 2025. Seth Wenig/AP. CNN — ...

As few as 3 radar controllers monitored airspace for Newark Airport At times Monday evening, ... An airport control tower is seen at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on May 6.

Nearly 80 flights have been cancelled and more than 40 delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport after yet another an equipment outage brought more chaos to the NYC-area hub.

Just as every airport is unique, the deep staffing problems for Newark have their own local origins. Last year, the FAA finalized a long-planned move of responsibility for the airport’s airspace ...