Several equipment outages over the past two weeks at the Philadelphia-based air traffic control center that guides planes to and from Newark Liberty International Airport have raised concerns about how safe it is to fly at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

"These challenges are not new to Newark," Kirby said. "United has been urging the US government for years to use its authority to effectively limit the number of flights to what the airport can ...

For what seemed like an eternity, the radar screens went dark and all radio contact was lost to controllers handling air traffic heading in and out Newark Liberty International Airport last week.

Air traffic controllers repeatedly rang the alarm about critical safety issues and faced telecommunications outages affecting Newark Liberty International Airport starting last summer – months ...

Travelers make their way through security at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Those efforts are supposed to include a total overhaul ...

Newark Liberty International Airport is “not safe” for travelers ... right now for the flying public,” the federal air safety employee reportedly told NBC News correspondent Tom Costello.