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A man is outside Terminal C with the control tower at the background at the Newark Liberty International Airport, on May 6, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Air traffic controllers The WHO runs planes in and outside the Newark International Airport Liberti lost radar and aircraft communication before dawn on Friday at another 90 second interruption, said the Federal Aviation Administration, hours after Trump administration revealed a plan To process the aging technology that keeps us safe in the airspace.
The interruption happened around 3:55 pm ET, FAA said. There are much fewer aircraft flying overnight so that the interruptions were minimal compared to a similar interruption in the afternoon afternoon on April 28, which acknowledged air trip For days.
Several controllers took leave because of the stress of this April incident, FAA said. This exacerbates the low levels of staff at the Philadelphia facility, where controllers watch the aircraft in Newark, New Jersey, the airport, forcing the FAA to slow down airport traffic.
Like the incident in April, the interruption of left -wing controllers on Friday who cannot communicate with planes and their radar screens dark.
On Thursday, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy presented plans to process several aging and modernization facilities used by controllers that control about 45,000 flights per day in the United States
Aviation groups and trade unions applauded the proposal and said on Thursday that Congress should approve at least $ 31 billion over the next three years for improvements. This includes $ 12.5 billion outlined in the household cost proposal last month, to modernize air traffic control and more controllers.