Watch: Duffy provides update on Newark airport


Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy provided an update on Newark Liberty International Airport Monday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration briefly slowed air traffic at the airport Sunday because a new telecommunications issue affected the Philadelphia facility that guides planes into and out of New Jersey’s largest airport. The disruptions come as the Newark airport has garnered national […]

Newark Airport traffic slowed due to new telecommunications issue


The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) briefly slowed air traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday because a new telecommunications issue affected the Philadelphia facility that guides planes into and out of New Jersey’s largest airport. The FAA said in a statement that the agency slowed traffic amid work to ensure “redundancies were working as […]

Duffy: Federal government reducing flights out of Newark airport


GLEN RIDGE, N.J. — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government had reduced the number of flights out of Newark Liberty International Airport after two major air traffic control technology outages. In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, Duffy sought to reassure Americans of the safety of flying through Newark, […]

US probing impacts of imported jets, aircrafts on national security


The Trump administration is currently probing the impact of imported commercial jets, engines and other aircraft parts on national security, according to a copy of the federal notice made public on Friday.  The Commerce Department started the investigation on May 1, per the notice. The department is seeking public comments on the current and projected […]