federal aviation administration news

News

Newark, airport and Trump administration

DOT Secretary blames Biden administration for air traffic control failures as Newark experiences more delays

The Biden administration is to blame for the ongoing air traffic control failures at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport, and throughout the system, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday.

Deseret News on MSN · 15h

Transportation secretary responds to air traffic control issues at Newark, other airports

The Newark airport had hundreds of flights delayed following a telecommunications issue on Sunday, just two days after a brief outage happened on Friday.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Trump administration plans to reduce flights as Newark airport suffers more issues

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the number of flight cutbacks would fluctuate by time of day, with most targeting afternoon hours when international arrivals make the airport busier.

FAA launches emergency task force to ensure safety flying in and out of Newark

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International ...

16hon MSN

Duffy calls for investigation after latest Newark airport ground delay, blames Biden admin for failures

Newark Liberty International Airport is facing another FAA-imposed ground delay due to staffing shortages, after a ...

1don MSN

Transportation Secretary Gets Pressed Over Repeated Airport Failures And Musk’s FAA Cuts

Sean Duffy was grilled over whether Elon Musk's cuts via DOGE have “made this situation worse" and "increased the challenges ...

The New York Sun15h

Federal Aviation Administration To Fast-Track Fixes at Three Major Airports as Disruptions Shake Confidence in Air Travel

Secretary Duffy says new fiber optic wiring will be in place to replace aging copper wires in the next two weeks as ...

3don MSN

The FAA, DOT just dropped a plan to fix your flight delays

In a sweeping plan to fix what officials call "decades of neglect," the FAA and DOT are launching a nationwide air traffic ...

4don MSN

FAA announces new air traffic control system in hope of taming busy skies

The current ATC system "is based on an outdated technologies that are unable to meet" modern demands, an administration ...

3don MSN

Electric air taxi firm Joby Aviation eyes White House landing, but has deep ties to anti-Trump billionaire Reid Hoffman

But some Republicans and people close to the Trump administration have said Joby’s financial ties to billionaire Reid Hoffman — who threw his weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 ...

5don MSN

The FAA has had equipment issues for decades, causing real-world problems. The DOT says it wants to fix it

When communications at Newark International Airport crashed this past week, it placed the issues Federal Aviation ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results