Josh Rivera

5 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Josh Rivera |Eve Chen

Radar screens briefly went dark early Friday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport, marking the latest in a series of troubling air traffic control incidents at one of the nation’s busiest hubs. "There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace," the FAA said in a statement shared with USA TODAY.

5 days ago | usatoday.com | Josh Rivera |Eve Chen

• This incident follows similar outages in April and November, raising concerns about the reliability of air traffic control systems at the airport. • Stress from repeated outages has led some air traffic controllers to take medical leave, exacerbating existing staffing shortages. Radar screens briefly went dark early Friday morning for Newark Liberty International Airport, marking the latest in a series of troubling air traffic control incidents at one of the nation’s busiest hubs.

1 week ago | recordnet.com | Josh Rivera

The long-awaited REAL ID deadline will be here on May 7. Starting then, U.S. travelers aged 18 and older must present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or another acceptable form of identification – such as a passport – to board domestic flights or access certain federal facilities. This change, nearly two decades in the making, stems from the 2005 REAL ID Act, which aimed to enhance national security following the 9/11 attacks.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Josh Rivera

The long-awaited REAL ID deadline will be here in just five days. Starting May 7, 2025, U.S. travelers aged 18 and older must present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or another acceptable form of identification – such as a passport – to board domestic flights or access certain federal facilities. This change, nearly two decades in the making, stems from the 2005 REAL ID Act, which aimed to enhance national security following the 9/11 attacks.

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Zach Wichter |Josh Rivera

• United Airlines will begin direct flights from Newark to Nuuk, Greenland, starting June 14. • Roundtrip tickets in basic economy are currently priced around $1,500. • Alternative routes to Greenland include flying through Reykjavik with Icelandair or Air Greenland.