The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on May 20 that flight reductions at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey will remain in effect until June, following a series of equipment outages in recent weeks.
The FAA has issued an interim order limiting hourly arrivals and departures at Newark airport to 28 each—totaling 56 flights per hour—the same limits that were put in place after multiple air traffic controller equipment outages caused flight disruptions.
It stated that the flight cuts will continue until the daily runway construction ends on June 15, after which the hourly limit for landings and takeoffs will increase to 34 each until Oct. 25….