Air traffic controllers at Philadelphia TRACON Area C faced a pilot’s worst fear on April 28. For 90 crucial seconds, radar screens went completely black, radios fell silent, and around 15-20 aircraft approaching Newark Liberty International Airport were suddenly flying without guidance. Then it happened again on May 9—another 90-second communications blackout at 3:55 a.m. ET. This wasn’t a random glitch but a symptom of a national crisis in our air traffic control system. “We temporarily lost radar and communications with the aircraft under our control, unable to see, hear, or talk to them,” confirmed the National Air Traffic Controllers … Continue reading Newark ATC Blackouts: 90 Seconds of Flying Blind Exposes FAA’s 3,500 Controller Shortage and Aging Systems