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Stranded in Newark? The FAA's Air-Traffic Control Mess

Stranded in Newark? The FAA's Air-Traffic Control Mess

Update: 2025-05-06
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Hundreds of flights through Newark, N.J., have been disrupted, after an incident in which air-traffic controllers reportedly lost radar and communications for a short time. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said planes weren't in danger, but why can't the U.S. fix this outdated system? Plus, 35 Democrats in the House vote to end California's mandate for electric vehicles.


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Stranded in Newark? The FAA's Air-Traffic Control Mess

Stranded in Newark? The FAA's Air-Traffic Control Mess

Paul Gigot, The Wall Street Journal