Fewer people are flying out of Newark airport than this time last year
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Fewer people are flying out of Newark airport than this time last year

For some travelers, Newark Liberty International Airport has become a no-fly zone. With passengers spooked by reports of harried air traffic controllers’ losing radio and radar contact with…

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New Jersey Transit engineers and trainmen strike, stranding potentially 350,000 commuters
May 16, 2025
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New Jersey Transit engineers and trainmen strike, stranding potentially 350,000 commuters

Members of the railroad engineers union for New Jersey Transit went on strike right after midnight Friday morning, crippling a system that around 350,000 people rely on, officials…

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Man pleads guilty to attacking flight attendant during attempt to open plane door
May 14, 2025
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Man pleads guilty to attacking flight attendant during attempt to open plane door

A man who tried to open a cabin door and then attacked a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon on a passenger jet in 2023 has agreed…

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How to navigate Newark airport amid delays and outages
May 11, 2025
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How to navigate Newark airport amid delays and outages

Another ground stop at Newark Liberty International left travelers facing a new wave of cancellations and hourslong delays at the New Jersey airport on Sunday. This disruption follows…

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The trade war is putting business travel in a holding pattern
May 10, 2025
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The trade war is putting business travel in a holding pattern

Business travel’s four-year crawl out the pandemic was on track to continue this year, but the U.S. trade war has scrambled that outlook. “The big word is uncertainty,”…

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Radar screens that serve troubled Newark Liberty International Airport briefly go dark
May 9, 2025
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Radar screens that serve troubled Newark Liberty International Airport briefly go dark

Radar screens serving Newark Liberty International Airport went black early Friday morning, raising more air traffic safety concerns at the busy New Jersey hub, federal authorities said. The…

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FAA announces new air traffic control system in hopes of taming busy skies
May 8, 2025
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FAA announces new air traffic control system in hopes of taming busy skies

The FAA will embark on an ambitious three-year plan to modernize America’s air traffic control systems and phase out the “outdated technologies that are unable to meet” modern…

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Newark air traffic slowed as official says flights ‘are absolutely safe’
May 7, 2025
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Newark air traffic slowed as official says flights ‘are absolutely safe’

The air traffic in and out of Newark will be slowed on Wednesday, officials said, while insisting travel in and out of the busy hub near New York…

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Disney plans Abu Dhabi theme park, resort
May 7, 2025
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Disney plans Abu Dhabi theme park, resort

A new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi. The Walt Disney company announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with immersive destination and experiences company Miral to…

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Newark air traffic control lost contact with pilots at least twice before, source says
May 6, 2025
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Newark air traffic control lost contact with pilots at least twice before, source says

The communications breakdown last week that resulted in air traffic controllers losing radar and radio contact with the pilots of planes they were guiding into Newark Liberty International…

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