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Why are the number of flights reduced at Newark airport in the US?

The Department of Transportation has asked the airport to reduce operations to 56 departures and arrivals per hour.

Al Jazeera

The 3 FAA Failures Creating a Dangerous Mess in the Skies

Outages, staffing shortages, and outdated tech are crippling air traffic control and putting the public at risk. It's time to take the job away from the FAA.

Reason

FAA extends flight limits at Newark airport into June because of controller shortage and tech issues

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced that the flight restrictions that have been in place at New Jersey's largest airport will remain in place into mid-June

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Flights at New Jersey airport capped temporarily amid air traffic control issues

Cuts to continue through October amid runway construction aimed at curbing delays and cancellations

The Guardian - US

Trauma leave, closed runways and 3D-printed parts: Chaos has ensnarled Newark airport. Here’s what’s really going on

FAA said no one was hurt and operations were not interrupted as a result of Tuesday’s communication outage at Newark

The Independent UK

Alina Habba charges Democratic congresswoman with assault after clash with masked agents at ICE facility

Prosecutors dismiss charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka but accuse Rep. McIver with assaulting officers

The Independent UK

Democratic Rep. McIver charged with assault after skirmish at ICE center, New Jersey prosecutor says

New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor says she’s charging Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver with assault after a skirmish with federal officers who arrested the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention center

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Alina Habba taunted with boos and shouts of ‘shame’ as she arrives at hearing for arrested Newark mayor

Ras Baraka says he was ‘targeted’ by the Trump administration with politically motivated selective prosecution

The Independent UK

Air traffic controllers in Denver scramble to use backups after losing communications Monday

Air traffic controllers in Denver had to scramble to use backup frequencies after their main communications lines went down for 90 seconds earlier this week in the latest Federal Aviation Administration equipment failure

The Independent UK

Newark mayor says prosecutors tried to ‘humilate’ him by forcing redo of fingerprints and mugshot

Democrat Ras Baraka appeared in federal court for trespassing charge after arrest at Ice detention center

The Guardian - US

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka set to appear in court on charge of trespassing at immigration facility

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is set to appear in federal court for a status conference on the Trump administration’s charge he trespassed at an immigration detention center in the city last week

The Independent UK

US transportation secretary changed wife’s flight from Newark after ongoing issues at airport

Airport has seen multiple serious failures in past weeks while Sean Duffy has assured the public it’s safe to fly from there

The Guardian - US

Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment

The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Donald Trump's administration wants to replace

The Independent UK

Newark airport had three air traffic controllers on duty instead of 14

On Monday evening the airport had far fewer than the 14 controllers agreed on between the union and regulators

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Salon

ICE seized the mayor — his city united

Masked, armed federal agents arrested the mayor of Newark for doing his job — and citizens said no

The Independent UK

Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a new software update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at New Jersey's busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend

Latin Times

Newark Airport Nearly Triples Average Flight Cancellations in Single Day As Runway Chaos Continues

Newark airport saw another radar outage on Monday, as well as dozens of flight cancellations and delays. The FAA is reportedly considering a broad pullback in flights to and from the airport

Reason

Newark Mayor Arrested for ICE 'Trespassing'

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The Independent UK

In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

Young people have consistently turned out to vote at lower rates than older Americans

The Independent UK

What to know about the Newark mayor's arrest at an immigration detention center

An immigration detention center in New Jersey is at the center of tensions between three congressional Democrats and the Trump administration after the arrest of Newark’s mayor outside the facility

Salon

Flight disruptions could spread in U.S.

Sean Duffy told "Meet the Press" that delays and cancellations at Newark's airport might happen at others

The Guardian - US

Trump officials ‘created confrontation’ that led to arrest of Newark mayor

Democratic Congress members who visited detention center with mayor say Ice officials ‘created the chaos’

The Independent UK

ICE officials ‘un-American’ for attempts to ‘intimidate’ members of Congress, lawmaker says

Three members of Congress have been threatened with arrest after ICE officials arrested New Jersey mayor for trying to enter detention center

The Independent UK

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce flight capacity at Newark airport

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International Airport for the “next several weeks,” as New Jersey’s largest airport struggles with radar outages and numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Newark mayor Ras Baraka fights back over arrest at immigration detention center

The mayor, arrested on Friday, has vowed to take legal action – key US politics stories from Saturday 10 May at a glance

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