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FAA to accelerate air-traffic fixes for Newark Airport 2025/5/8 source: Print

NEW YORK, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is accelerating some technology fixes within the air-traffic control operation that oversees Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, reported The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.

The FAA confirmed that air-traffic controllers in Philadelphia manage the complex, busy airspace surrounding Newark. Their system for processing radar data is based in New York.

The FAA said it is adding new, high-bandwidth connections between the Philadelphia facility and New York to improve reliability and redundancy. Eventually, the FAA wants to establish a hub for processing radar data at the Philadelphia site.

"The agency aims to replace copper telecommunications links with updated fiber-optic technology," noted the report. It will also deploy a temporary backup system that can handle communications while transitioning to the fiber-optic network.

The spate of recent technology outages have led some FAA controllers overseeing the Newark airspace to seek trauma-related leave. United Airlines said Friday it would cancel 35 daily round-trip flights from Newark, after some controllers took leave following the equipment breakdowns. 


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