Frequent equipment failures at Newark Airport became so normalized among controllers that they were often ignored.

The phrase, which controllers sarcastically use to articulate the anxiety they feel when they plug in their radio headsets at ...

Air traffic controllers also still use slips of paper containing flight numbers to help track the approximately 45,000 ...

Records show that air traffic controllers handling Newark Liberty International Airport flights have grappled with equipment ...

Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.

equipment problems, and a radio outage. The Federal Aviation Administration is cutting the number of departures and arrivals at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), in an effort to ease ...

The cap on flights will keep people safe and alleviate delays attributed to "staffing and equipment" problems, the FAA said.

Radar and communications blackout underscore the urgent need for modern technology and more flight controllers to keep the national airspace safe.

Arrivals and departures are limited for the rest of the year at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

The FAA said it is reducing flight operations at Newark Airport due to equipment outages, staffing shortages and runway construction in order to alleviate delays and congestion.