Newark Airport Crisis: United Cuts 35 Daily Flights as FAA Faces 59% Controller Staffing Levels
Liberty Airport is currently weathering a perfect storm of operational challenges that has forced United Airlines to cut 35 daily round-trips from its schedule. The troubles come from three converging problems: severe controller shortages, aging FAA technology repeatedly failing, and a major runway rehabilitation project limiting capacity. “Over 20% of the FAA controllers for EWR walked off the job,” United CEO Scott Kirby stated, highlighting just one factor in what’s become a multi-day meltdown at one of America’s busiest airports. Controller Crisis Years in Making The New York TRACON facility (N90) responsible for Newark’s airspace has been running on fumes … Continue reading Newark Airport Crisis: United Cuts 35 Daily Flights as FAA Faces 59% Controller Staffing Levels
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