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2nd Time in Week, Radar Screens Go Dark at Newark Airport

Radar screens at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport shut off Friday for the second time in a week.

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Breaking News: An air traffic control facility at Newark Airport suffered another radar outage, the latest disruption at one of the nation's busiest airports.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) May 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM

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... ABC News reported that air traffic controllers were heard telling FedEx aircraft employees that their screens went blank and for the pilots to ask their companies to use its influence to get the screen issue fixed.

In a separate situation, a controller told a private jet on arrival to stay at or above 3,000 feet because of the radar outage in case the controllers couldn't make contact as the plane prepared to land.

The Federal Aviation Administration reported Friday that "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," and that "the outage occurred around 3:55 a.m. on Friday ... and lasted approximately 90 seconds." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-09 09:52 PM

I'd proffer that these occurrences may happen when a TV reality star, with no apparent experience in transportation, is named as the Sec of Transportation for the Country.

Sean Duffy
en.wikipedia.org

... Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, lawyer, former prosecutor, and former television personality who has served as the 20th United States secretary of transportation since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2019.

After graduating from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and William Mitchell College of Law, Duffy first gained fame as a cast member on The Real World: Boston, Road Rules: All Stars and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin, from 2002 to 2010, and as congressman from Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. After resigning from Congress, he became a lobbyist and a Fox Business television co-host.

On November 18, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump named Duffy to be his nominee for U.S. Secretary of Transportation in his second presidency. He was confirmed by the United States Senate to the office on January 28, 2025 by a vote of 77"22 and was sworn in later that day.[1] ...

So, I guess Pres Trump seems to think that participating in MTV's "Road Rules" show is the experience he desires in the Sec of Transportation for the United States?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-09 09:57 PM

"confirmed by the United States Senate to the office on January 28, 2025 by a vote of 77-22"

Democrats suck.

Definitely the lesser evil!

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-09 10:02 PM

@#3 ... Democrats suck. ...

Yeah, I was surprised as well about the support he got from the Democrats.

Their support seemed to be more of, well, he's not done anything that detracts, instead of, what does he have to qualify?

OK, the two Senators for my state voted "nay" so I'm not gonna need to send emails to their offices.

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sean Duffy, of WI, to be Secretary of Transportation )
www.senate.gov

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-09 11:11 PM

Those ooge faa cuts are working out well.

#5 | Posted by northguy3 at 2025-05-10 07:50 PM

NY and NJ are blue states the administration is hoping to kill as many Democrats as possible.I notice the aren't having these problems in Dallas.

#6 | Posted by danni at 2025-05-10 08:28 PM

complex systems, competency crisis, etc...

#7 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-05-10 08:49 PM

Those ooge faa cuts are working out well.

#5 | Posted by northguy3

ooge faa cuts? huge faa guts.
Damn DUI hires what it is...(spits tobacco juice)

#8 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-05-10 08:52 PM

90 seconds? Windows 95 reboot?

#9 | Posted by TenMile at 2025-05-10 10:24 PM

Windows 95 reboot?

You may not be far off.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-10 10:57 PM

3.11 on 8 floppies

#11 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-05-10 11:03 PM

One sure sign of the apocalypse, at least in terms of civilizations crumbling, is when there emerges a tiny upper caste that takes it all, owns it all, and demands obsequious obedience..
And, of course, the people get sicker, and their tools...planes and cars and factories, crumble under the weigh of foreign competition.

#12 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-05-11 07:01 AM

President Plane Crash is up to 151 aviation deaths in 2025. Very impressive.

#13 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-11 09:30 AM

#13: And somehow Felon Musk isn't one of them: www.shutterstock.com

#14 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-11 09:35 AM

#12: Hi Hugh Mass: Jared Diamond wrote about the collapse of the Mayas:

A Man-Made Environmental Disaster

In his book Collapse, historian and author Jared Diamond argued that the Maya were ultimately victims of their own environmental mismanagement, a warning that feels particularly relevant today.

To fuel the construction of their massive monuments, the Maya cut down hundreds of thousands of trees. In fact, just one meter of building material required the burning of around 20 trees.

According to recent computer simulations, this deforestation had a devastating impact on the environment. Without tree cover, the land absorbed more solar radiation, reducing the ability of water to evaporate. This not only raised temperatures, but also led to less rainfall over the course of a century.

The cascading effects were severe:

Failed crops

Widespread famine

Collapse of trade routes

Mass migration in search of food

All of this was made worse by internal conflict, disease, and social unrest.

#15 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-11 09:41 AM

Stinky does it again.

Another equipment outage impacts flights at Newark Liberty International Airport

#16 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-11 10:28 AM

tiny upper caste that takes it all,
#12 | Posted by Hugedouche

oi veh watch it vit de nooticing

#17 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-05-11 03:14 PM

Maybe Trump firing 400 FAA workers wasn't the brightest idea.

#18 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-05-12 10:33 AM

Maybe Trump firing 400 FAA workers wasn't the brightest idea.

#18 | POSTED BY SYCOPHANT AT 2025-05-12 10:33 AM | FLAG: Actually the AtCs were not the problem as if you actually comprehended the article you would know that the old equipment is the culprit.

REF the equipment/facilities: "Its antiquated facilities and equipment and software," Guzzetti said. Many facilities still rely on floppy disks and copper wire. He said: "It's all coming to a head now in New York and Newark."

#19 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-05-12 12:58 PM

Actually the AtCs were not the problem as if you actually comprehended the article you would know that the old equipment is the culprit.

Duh? And who takes care of the "old equipment "?

Many of the 400 fired FAA employees had titles that suggested they DID work in critical safety roles, including aviation safety assistants, flight operations program specialists, and maintenance mechanics.

3 major outages in a week! They probably ought to hire the guy back who actually maintained that system as apparently no one else left knows how to maintain it. Though first they may have to find him. He's probably out fly fishing somewhere. And I wouldn't blame him for not answering his phone. But if it was me I'd ask for double my previous salary.

#20 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-12 01:32 PM

President Donald Trump's administration has said no one at the Federal Aviation Administration with a "critical safety" position has been fired as it cuts the federal workforce, but some FAA jobs that were eliminated had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and airport operations, according to their union and former employees.

The 151 aviation deaths so far this year are clearly the fault of President Plane Crash.

#21 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-12 04:55 PM

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