Newark Radar Failure Left Controllers Blind for 90 Seconds
a year ago
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- Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar and radio communication for over a minute.
- The outage occurred on April 28 and lasted nearly 90 seconds.
- Multiple employees were placed on trauma leave following the incident.
- The failure caused flight disruptions at the key hub for several days.