Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans Sunday to reduce the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport over the coming weeks in response to ongoing radar outages and a nationwide air traffic controller shortage. The cutbacks aim to ease persistent delays and cancellations at one of the busiest airports in the country.
Personnel from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are set to visit the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Control command center in Virginia on February 17, 2025. This visit marks the beginning of a federal initiative to modernize and reform the U.S. air traffic control system, which has faced increasing scrutiny following recent aviation incidents.
