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The Newarkification of Flying

2025/5/16
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Will Guisbond: 作为一名航空记者，我发现纽瓦克机场长期存在航班延误问题，这主要是由于空管人员短缺和设备老化造成的。这些问题并非孤立存在，而是与全国空域系统普遍存在的问题相互交织。更具体地说，纽瓦克机场的空域非常复杂和拥挤，这使得问题更加严重。为了解决这些问题，FAA 采取了一些措施，例如将一些空管人员转移到费城，但这又导致了新的问题，例如设备镜像故障。尽管如此，我认为纽瓦克周围的空域仍然是安全的，因为 FAA 会采取一些措施来确保安全，例如限制航班数量。然而，从长远来看，我们需要对空域系统进行现代化改造，以满足不断增长的需求。如果不能解决这些问题，情况可能会变得更糟。我个人认为，纽瓦克机场的空域是安全的，但我仍然会密切关注事态发展，并向公众报告最新的情况。我希望通过我的报道，能够引起人们对这些问题的重视，并促使有关部门采取行动，改善我们的空域系统。

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Newark Airport is experiencing significant delays due to staffing shortages and aging equipment in air traffic control. These issues, while particularly acute in Newark, reflect broader problems within the national aviation system.
  • Significant delays at Newark Airport
  • Staffing shortages in air traffic control
  • Aging equipment and infrastructure
  • Radar and telecommunication issues

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Aging equipment and chronically understaffed air traffic control have made flying in and out of Newark’s Liberty International Airport a delay-snarled mess. And the problems there aren’t entirely unique. Will Congress and the Trump administration be the ones to fix it? 

Guest: Will Guisbond), staff reporter covering air traffic control for The Air Current

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