The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA) reported on Friday that it suffered a new blackout in a philadelphia facility that oversees air traffic at Newark Liberty’s New Jersey.
This was the latest in a number of problems with equipment that has impaired local traffic.
The FAA pointed out that the interruption affected the communications and radar visors in the Radar approach control of the Philadelphia terminal, which guides the aircraft coming in and out of the Liberty Newark, around 3:55 pm (4:55 am Brasília) and lasted approximately 90 seconds.
American broadcaster WABC reported that air traffic controllers were heard on a radio broadcast, telling a FedEx plane that the screens were dark.
Promises of improvements for airport air traffic
The incident highlights the aging of the infrastructure of the air traffic control network, and occurs a day after US transport secretary Sean Duffy proposed to spend billions of dollars to improve it in the coming years.
FAA said on Wednesday that it was taking immediate measures to solve the continuous problems that have disruptive hundreds of flights in Newark since April 28, especially from United Airlines, the largest airport airline located around New York City.
The transportation agency also said it is increasing the air traffic control team, adding three new broadband telecommunications connections and implementing a temporary backup system for philadelphia traffic control while moving to a more reliable fiber optic network.
Duffy said on Thursday (8) that FAA had two lines “both working now” in Philadelphia.
Flight delays in Newark Liberty
Newark has been affected by works on the tracks, FAA equipment interruptions, and shortage of air traffic control professionals, which led parliamentarians to urgently request investigations and new financing.
Flightware reported that Newark was suffering delays in arrival flights, an average of more than four hours, and delays in matches, an average of one hour or more.
Duffy also said on Thursday (8) that controllers who supervise the airport aircraft lost contact with aircraft on April 28 from 30 to 90 seconds, an incident that generated a serious alarm.
Last year, FAA transferred control from Newark’s airspace to Philadelphia to deal with the lack of professionals and traffic congestion in New York City.
This content was originally published in Airport Communication in New Jersey, in the United States on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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