Newark Airport turbulence continues as radar screens go dark

Friday, May 9, 2025, 12:20 pm

Newark Liberty International Airport has once again become the stage for technical drama, with radar screens flickering out and prompting fresh ground stops. The recurrent infrastructure glitches are creating yet another headache for travelers and officials alike, raising eyebrows at the ‘again’ in the saga.

theverge.com / Newark Airport radar outage strikes again, delaying more flights

Just days after an outage briefly knocked out radar and communications between air traffic controllers and planes at Newark Liberty International Airport, the FAA confirmed it happened again on Friday morning: There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at…

gizmodo.com / Radar Screens Go Dark at Newark Airport (Again)

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zerohedge.com / Ground Stop Issued At Newark Airport

Ground Stop Issued At Newark Airport New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) has again been thrown into turbulence. Earlier, air traffic control radar screens briefly went dark—for the second time in weeks—and now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a…

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