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Newark Liberty International Airport is facing another FAA-imposed ground delay due to staffing shortages, after a telecommunications issue led to delays on Sunday.
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NewsNation on MSNSean Duffy, top FAA officials face grilling over airport failuresWednesday will feature a hearing in the Senate with FAA leadership and another in the House with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Sean Duffy said it is safe to fly, but major outages such as the ones in Newark could still pose “a risk to life” and must be swiftly resolved.
For the third time in two weeks, Newark Liberty International Airport air traffic controllers overseeing the busy New Jersey airport were temporarily unable to contact pilots.
The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest problem to plague the airport.
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Similar to last summer, there is currently a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers, which will “take time” to replenish, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.