Overview

• The FAA has imposed a 28-arrival and 28-departure hourly limit at Newark through at least June 15, with plans to raise capacity to 34 per hour once construction is largely complete.
• Sixteen additional air traffic controllers are undergoing certification at the Philadelphia center that manages Newark’s airspace to ease chronic staffing shortages.
• Verizon is set to activate a new fiber-optic line by the end of June to replace aging copper cables and prevent further communications outages.
• A runway currently under construction is on track to open by mid-June, which officials say will allow a gradual increase in flight operations.
• Transportation Secretary Duffy urged Congress to fund a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the national air traffic control system to address a nationwide shortfall of about 3,500 controllers.