
Sam Sweeney
Coordinating Producer at ABC News
✈️ Currently Overseeing Transportation Coverage @ABC . Philly Native. News Nerd. Fmr. Peace Corps Volunteer. Travel Addict. Aviation Enthusiast. ✈️
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Meredith Deliso |Sam Sweeney
The Trump administration's plan to accept a luxury jet donated by the Qatari government to use as Air Force One raises significant security concerns, intelligence experts and government officials say, as President Donald Trump said it would be "stupid" not to accept a free plane.
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3 weeks ago |
abcnews.go.com | Meredith Deliso |Sam Sweeney
It poses a "counterintelligence nightmare," a former CIA field operative said. ByMeredith Deliso and Sam SweeneyAir Force One sits on the tarmac, May 12, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration's plan to accept a luxury jet donated by the Qatari government to use as Air Force One raises significant security concerns, intelligence experts and government officials say, as President Donald Trump said it would be "stupid" not to accept a free plane.
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3 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Bill Hutchinson |Sam Sweeney |Ayesha ALi |Ayesha Ali
NEWARK, New Jersey -- Air traffic control problems continued at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday morning after an equipment issue prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to order a 45-minute ground stop at the New Jersey airport, officials said. The FAA said in a statement that a telecommunications issue at the Philadelphia TRACON (terminal radar approach control) Area C facility, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark, caused the agency to issue a ground stop.
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3 weeks ago |
abcnews.go.com | Bill Hutchinson |Sam Sweeney |Ayesha ALi |Ayesha Ali
The incident follows a 90-second radar outage at Newark on Friday. ByBill Hutchinson, Sam Sweeney, and Ayesha AliUnited Airline planes are seen at the gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, May 7, 2025. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty ImagesAir traffic problems continued at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday morning after an equipment issue prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to order a 45-minute ground stop at the New Jersey airport, officials said.
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4 weeks ago |
abcnews.go.com | Sam Sweeney |Clara McMichael |Ayesha ALi |Ayesha Ali
The brief outage happened at 3:55 a.m.BySam Sweeney, Clara McMichael, and Ayesha AliThe United Airlines Station Operation Center at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on May 7, 2025. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty ImagesRadar screens at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport went black again early Friday morning.
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