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The Trump administration announced a sweeping modernization program to deal with the air traffic control problem at plaguing Newark Liberty and other U.S. airports.
Data from the Federal Aviation Administration shows how short-staffed the air traffic control ranks are.
Air traffic controllers across the country have grappled with radar and communications outages for years, CNN review finds.
An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. speaks out about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.
At the end of April, air traffic control radar surveillance and radio communication systems at Newark Liberty International Airport went dark for over a minute. A week and half later, radar went down ...
Data from the Federal Aviation Administration shows how short-staffed the air traffic control ranks are.
Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.