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Shutdown Triggers Air Traffic Staffing Crunch at US Airports
Flight Chaos
Continues Amid
Shutdown
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Oct 8, 2025 8:14 AM CDT

Flight Chaos Continues Amid Shutdown

3K flights delayed Tuesday amid staffing crunch at US airports

(Newser) - Air traffic staffing shortages caused chaos around the country for a second consecutive day Tuesday, per the New York Times . More than 3,000 flights were delayed, including 225 in Nashville and over 570 at Chicago O'Hare—accounting for 20% or more of flights at those airports, per Reuters...

Things Are Looking Up at Newark Airport

United Airlines says it just had its 'most reliable summer, operationally' at troubled airport

(Newser) - United Airlines says operations at its Newark Liberty International Airport hub have largely stabilized after a turbulent spring marked by construction, technology outages, and staffing shortages . Earlier this year, the airport faced significant disruptions, including a temporary loss of radar and radio contact with aircraft in April, leading to...

Mom Was Busy at Ticket Counter, So Boy Went for a Ride

Cops rescue 2-year-old boy who got swept away on Newark airport's luggage conveyor belt

(Newser) - Here's hoping when this toddler thinks back to this moment, he'll only remember the fun ride he took at the airport. Sources tell CBS News that on May 28, the mom of a 2-year-old was making flight arrangements at the JetBlue ticket counter in New Jersey's Newark...

FAA Says Newark Airport Should Be OK by October

Staff shortages caused another ground stop Wednesday

(Newser) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he is confident that the issues plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport will be fixed—but it's not going to happen overnight. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy "has been very clear with me that we need to fix this, and we're...

Transportation Secretary Shifted Wife Off Newark Flight

While assuring Americans the airport is safe to travel through

(Newser) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday assured the public that the beleaguered Newark Airport is safe to fly in and out of. "I fly out of Newark all the time," he said on Meet the Press. "My family flies out of Newark." But on Monday, he...

Newark Airport's Problems Just Deepened: 'Pure Insanity'

FAA says just 3 traffic controllers guided planes at airport on Monday, instead of the preferred 14

(Newser) - In addition to the "incredibly old" air traffic control setup that's plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport, leading to frightening recent outages of the radar system used there, the New Jersey travel hub is also suffering from an air traffic controller shortage that's causing concern. The Federal Aviation...

The Hits Just Keep Coming for Newark Airport

Sunday outage with 45-minute ground stop trickles into Monday, with cancellations and more delays

(Newser) - If you want to get somewhere on time, Newark Liberty International Airport continues to be the place you don't want to be. As NBC News reports, the trouble-plagued airport got off to a start Monday with something of a Mother's Day hangover, with more than 80 flight cancellations...

Newark Air Controllers Lose Radar Screens Again

They went dark for around 90 seconds early Friday

(Newser) - Another troubling incident occurred early Friday at the air traffic control facility that covers Newark airport, where old copper phone lines were blamed for a breakdown in communications last week. Authorities say radar screens went black for around 90 seconds, starting at 3:55am, NBC News reports. "There was...

FAA Slows Traffic to Newark While It Fixes Major Issues

Old copper phone lines may have caused communications breakdown last week

(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it plans to upgrade the technology used to get radar data to air traffic controllers directing planes to the troubled Newark, New Jersey, airport, and improve staffing to alleviate problems that have caused hundreds of flights to be canceled there. At the same...

'Incredibly Old' System Blamed for Newark Airport Delays

Airport briefly lost communication with aircraft last week

(Newser) - The weather was blamed for more than 100 flight delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday, PIX11 reports—but it was the seventh day in a row of major delays, which stemmed from more persistent issues, including a loss of communications with planes last Monday.
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Cargo Plane Makes Fiery Emergency Landing

FedEx crew returns safely to Newark after bird strike

(Newser) - A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the morning sky. The plane landed at Newark Liberty International Airport during the emergency, said Lenis Valens, a spokesperson for the...

Here Are the 10 Best, Worst Airports in America
This Is the Best
Airport in America
Nov 25, 2023 1:25 PM CST

This Is the Best Airport in America

Phoenix ranks No. 1 in 'Wall Street Journal' rankings; Newark comes in last among large airports

(Newser) - A good chunk of one's flying experience takes place not on the plane itself, but in the airport—and some of those venues are better than others when it comes to customer satisfaction. The Wall Street Journal took a look at the 50 largest airports in the nation, examining...

NYT Columnist Ridiculed for $78 Burger Claim
David Brooks Posts a
Burger Picture, Chaos Ensues
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Sep 24, 2023 11:15 AM CDT

David Brooks Posts a Burger Picture, Chaos Ensues

Restaurant at Newark Airport pushes back at 'NYT' columnist's suspiciously high tab

(Newser) - David Brooks' op-eds for the New York Times have raised eyebrows before , but it was a tweet about his recent airport meal, and an insinuation about the US economy under President Biden , that put the newspaper columnist on the radar this week. That post has since gone viral, and the...

Feds Say Felon Tried to Board Plane With AR-15, Fake Badge

Multiple weapons, including taser, were found in man's luggage at Newark airport

(Newser) - A New Jersey man banned from owning weapons tried to bring several guns and fake US Marshal credentials on a flight to Florida at the end of last year, federal prosecutors say. Seretse Clouden, 42, faces multiple charges stemming from his attempt to board a flight from Newark Liberty International...

Ex-NFL Player Arrested, United Worker Fired After Bloody Fight

Brendan Langley, employee captured throwing slaps and punches on video

(Newser) - Dustups involving airline workers and passengers are nothing new, but an incident at New Jersey's Newark airport on Thursday morning appears to be a whole other level. NBC News calls it a "bloody brawl" at the United Airlines check-in counter involving a worker and former NFL player Brendan...

Cops: Guy Attacked Flight Attendant, Tried to Storm Cockpit

'If he did actually get into that cockpit, Lord knows what would have happened'

(Newser) - Passengers on a flight into New Jersey from DC had a scare as the United Express plane started to land in Newark on Thursday evening, reports NBC New York . Passenger Mike Egbert says that Matthew Dingley got up and went into a "full sprint" toward the cockpit, ramming into...

Florida-Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Jersey

Crew smelled smoke on United Airlines flight just minutes after takeoff

(Newser) - A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at a New Jersey airport after the crew reported smelling smoke in the cockpit. Officials say Flight 800 had departed from Newark Liberty International Airport early Monday and was headed for Orlando, Fla., when the problem arose, per the...

FAA Has to Halt Flights Into LaGuardia Over Shutdown
Today Is Not a Good Day to Fly
Jan 25, 2019 11:05 AM CST

Today Is Not a Good Day to Fly

Flights halted at LaGuardia, delayed elsewhere Friday amid government shutdown

(Newser) - The government shutdown is now wreaking more havoc than ever on airports , with the FAA temporarily halting flights into New York's LaGuardia Friday morning. The agency cited a shortage of air traffic controllers for the disruption as well as for flight delays of an hour or more at several...

More Drone Problems, This Time in Newark

Flights suspended at Newark Liberty International Airport after drones spotted nearby

(Newser) - Federal aviation authorities stopped flights from flying into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport due to reports of drones spotted above nearby Teterboro Airport, the AP reports. Multiple news reports cited the Federal Aviation Administration as saying drones were reported about 3,500 feet over Teterboro on Tuesday. Takeoffs...

TSA: Alleged TV Crew Tried to Create 'Mass Panic' at Airport

At least 7 arrested in Newark after being accused of trying to pass fake bomb through security

(Newser) - Authorities say at least seven people who claimed to be working for a TV network were arrested at a New Jersey airport after they tried to film themselves passing a fake explosive device through a security checkpoint. Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says it happened at Newark Liberty International...

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