Jay Blackman

3 days ago | nbcnews.com | Mirna Alsharif |Jay Blackman

A ground stop at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was lifted Sunday after being issued earlier in the morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, in the latest in a series of issues that have plagued the airport over the last few weeks. “The FAA briefly slowed aircraft in and out of the airport while we ensured redundancies were working as designed. Operations have returned to normal,” the FAA said in a statement on X.

5 days ago | nbcnews.com | Jay Blackman |David K. Li

Radar screens at Newark Liberty International Airport went black early Friday morning, raising more air traffic safety concerns at one of the region's busiest hubs, federal authorities said. The 4 a.m. EDT outage only lasted 90 seconds on a limited number of sectors, the FAA said, but the blackout will still be seen as a troubling development in the wake of revelations that controllers lost radio contact with pilots flying into EWR in recent months. This is a developing story.

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Tom Costello |Jay Blackman |David K. Li

The air traffic control mishap early Friday morning added to disruptions in recent days that have intensified concerns about safety at one of the busiest U.S. airports. An air traffic control facility that guides planes at Newark Liberty International Airport had a brief radar outage on Friday …

6 days ago | wfla.com | David Li |Jay Blackman

by: David K. Li, Jay Blackman Posted: May 8, 2025 / 01:54 PM EDT Updated: May 8, 2025 / 01:54 PM EDT Related video: How AI technology could enhance air traffic controlThe FAA will embark on an ambitious three-year plan to modernize America’s air traffic control systems and phase out the “outdated technologies that are unable to meet” modern demands, officials said Thursday.

6 days ago | nbcnews.com | Tom Costello |Jay Blackman |Corky Siemaszko

/ Updated Ten days after an equipment malfunction left about a dozen planes flying blind for 90 seconds in the crowded skies over New Jersey, worried pilots and air traffic controllers are imploring the Federal Aviation Administration to fix the system's aging infrastructure.