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Air traffic controllers lose sight of planes for 90 seconds

Air traffic controllers lose sight of planes for 90 seconds

Update: 2025-05-08
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Air traffic controllers reportedly lost track of planes for 90 seconds at Newark airport recently in a chaotic radar outage that prompted some staff to take stress leave. We look at what led to this nightmare scenario, and what needs to be done to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

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Air traffic controllers lose sight of planes for 90 seconds

Air traffic controllers lose sight of planes for 90 seconds