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Radar screens briefly go dark at troubled Newark Liberty International Airport. One of the region's busiest ports has come under scrutiny since revelations that its tower has lost contact with several airlines in recent months.
One of the region's busiest ports has come under scrutiny since revelations that its tower has lost contact with several planes in recent months.
Radar screens servingNewark Liberty International Airport went black early Friday morning, raising more air traffic safety concerns at the busy New Jersey hub, federal authorities said. The outage shortly before 4 a.m. EDT lasted only 90 seconds on a limited number of sectors, the FAA said, but the blackout is still a troubling development in the wake of revelations that controllers lost radio contact with pilots flying into the airport in recent months. This latest snafu unfolded less than a day after federal authorities made an hour-plus presentation, explaining the inadequacies of American air traffic control systems and how they plan to upgrade it.
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