The FAA also is increasing air traffic controller staffing by adding 22 fully certified controllers and five fully certified supervisors at the Newark airport and others in the area.

After Newark's outage, the Federal Aviation Administration once again hurried out a fresh set of plans to upgrade air traffic control technology and infrastructure, as well as staffing, nationwide.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. government watchdog said on Monday it will probe the Federal Aviation Administration's 2024 decision to relocate some Newark air traffic controllers to Philadelphia ...

At about 5 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration received two reports from flights headed to Newark that they had spotted a drone about 3,500 feet over nearby Teterboro Airport.

Hundreds of flights had to be canceled in Newark because the remaining controllers couldn’t safely handle every flight on the schedule. Operations at the airport have since improved significantly.

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) – A nearly hour-long ground stop was issued at Newark Liberty International Airport due to staffing, according to the FAA. The ground stop was canceled by 1:50 p.m., and a ...

(Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration plans a third day of talks on Friday with airlines to temporarily reduce flights at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport after ...

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) – Flights are delayed for a second day at Newark Liberty International Airport due to FAA staffing issues. As of Monday afternoon, arriving flights are delayed nearly two ...

The FAA relocated dozens of Newark's air traffic controllers from Long Island, New York to Philadelphia as a cost-cutting measure in the early 2000s. But because many controllers lived in Long Island ...

“Newark presently has the ability to use the inboard Runway 4L/22R as a departure-only runway,” Aponte said. “The ILS has not yet been flight-checked, but it is scheduled to be done shortly.

LaGuardia Airport in New York and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were both experiencing delays in takeoffs. Some passengers took to social media to report delays.

The FAA said the average delay at Newark is about 84 minutes due to low visibility. The FAA is also slowing traffic from the East Coast and Midwest bound for Philadelphia International Airport due ...