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US: Newark airport hit by 90-second radar outage, the second in weeks

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    • 88:88
      There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace. The outage occurred around 3:55 a.m. on Friday, May 9, and lasted approximately 90 seconds."
      Newsweek
      The FAA said in a post on X, formerly Twitter
    • 88:88
      Sean Duffy
      What we’re seeing through the system is, you know, hundreds of times a week, blips in connectivity, which is a sign that you’re seeing issues with your telecom,
      CNN
      Secretary Sean Duffy told CNN after the announcement
    • 88:88
      There was the added risk because they were creating a Frankenstein patchwork” of multiple data systems
      CNN
      Schiavo said
    • 88:88
      The failures of the FAA and the rush to complete” the review did not allow the panel to effectively evaluate the change
      CNN
      the letter argued
    • 88:88
      This relationship has historically relied on in-person/immediate communication,
      CNN
      the report stated
    • 88:88
      While it may reflect past outage data in a general sense, it doesn’t account for the complexity, volume, and interaction density” associated with the unique Long Island-to-Philadelphia system
      CNN
      he said
    • 88:88
      It’s terrifying what happened, ... but when you read these documents, you understand that they created a mishmash of a system that really wasn’t tested (and) hadn’t been done this way before.”
      CNN
      she said
    • 88:88
      They listed out all these things that could happen, including losing radar,
      CNN
      she said