The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a brief radio system at the Philadelphia Air Monitoring Center, which is responsible for dealing with flights at Newark Liberty International Airport.
The Federal Aviation Department said that the control center lost radio frequencies for two seconds at approximately 11:35 am local time on Monday. Despite the power outage, all the aircraft remained “safely separated”.
The brief interruption is the fourth such as the incident that has been held at the Nark Airport since April 28, amidst continuous employment equipment and issues. After the April incident, a The second interruption on May 9 90 seconds led to 450 flights inside and outside Newark. Another 141 trips were canceled, although heavy rains were partially responsible for delay and cancellation.
A A third break on May 11 It also causes widespread delay.
The Philadelphia Air Monitoring Establishment, which is also experiencing flights in Newark, is also witnessing a lack of employment.
US Transport Minister Sean Duffy said on Monday that the promotions of the country’s air traffic control system are ongoing. It includes updating the system using new programs and equipment in renewal that costs “tens of billions of dollars”, according to Duffy. The White House already allocated $ 12.5 billion to update the system.
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