May 9, 2025 10:52am EDT | Updated May 9, 2025 2:53pm EDT
Another Newark air traffic control outage confirmed, FAA lifts construction-related ground stop
Air traffic control audio reveals second radar outage
By Greg Norman FOXBusiness
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Friday that there was another air traffic control outage this morning affecting Newark Liberty International Airport.
The development comes after the FAA issued a ground stop at the airport, due to construction, that was in effect until 11:15 a.m. ET.
In audio captured by LiveATC.net, an air traffic controller told a FedEx plane that "our scopes just went black again."
"If you care about this, contact your airline and try to get some pressure for them to fix this stuff," the unidentified controller said.
Another controller was heard telling a private aircraft, "We just had another brief radar outage. Just in case that happens again, for your purposes if you can't reach me, just stay at or above 3,000 until you're passing Morristown and then you can just clear from the approach from there."
"There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace," the FAA said. "The outage occurred around 3:55 a.m. on Friday, May 9, and lasted approximately 90 seconds."
Last week, air traffic controllers at the FAA facility in Philadelphia lost radar and radio signals while directing planes to Newark for nearly 90 seconds as well, causing significant delays and flight cancellations that remain ongoing.
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