Should Newark Airport close until air traffic control upgrades are made? Experts and officials debate safety and the economic ...

But our air safety system is faltering on more than one front. In late April, the Newark airport — one of the busiest in the ...

Airlines will meet with the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday to address weeks of delays at Newark Liberty ...

The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic ...

The move is in response to equipment failures and staff shortages that caused hourslong flight delays in recent weeks.

The meeting comes after weeks of cancellations and delays at Newark Airport due to staffing shortages and runway construction.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill wrote to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about when he expects to meet needed levels of air traffic controllers for Newark.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he has a plan to upgrade old air traffic control tech but warned more flight disruptions could come first.

A senate committee is holding a hearing Wednesday on air traffic safety, including the weeks of delays at Newark Liberty International Airport.

The FAA is currently 3,000 controllers shy of its target staffing; the controller in charge when a plane and a helicopter collided in January near the airport named for Reagan was doing double duty.