A construction project on one of the three main clues of the Newark Liberty International Airport was completed almost two weeks before, so the Federal Aviation Administration should be able to relieve the flight limits at the largest airport in New Jersey soon, but the coast …
A construction project on one of the three main clues of the Newark Liberty International Airport was completed almost two weeks before, so the Federal Aviation Administration should be able to relieve the flight limits soon, but the shortage of air traffic controllers could still cause problems.
The officials of the Federal Department of Transportation plan to join the CEO of United Airlines and airport officials to provide an update on the operations at the largest airport in New Jersey on Monday afternoon. The track was scheduled to return to the service on Monday, according to the New York Port Authority and New Jersey.
The teams worked day and night to complete the construction project of $ 121 million earlier than expected and alleviate some of the airport problems. But Newark has also been plagued with cancellations and delays this spring due to the shortage of air traffic controllers after the FAA had technical problems That twice brought the radar and communications in a philadelphia installation briefly that directs the airplanes inside and outside the airport.
“Completing this great part of the rehabilitation of the track 13 days earlier than expected is a testimony of the extraordinary commitment and the efforts all day of the construction teams and our airport staff,” said the president of the Port Authority, Kevin O’Toole.
FAA did not immediately answer the questions on Monday morning about when they could change operations at Newark airport.
Five air traffic controllers took 45 days of trauma after the first radar interruption and communications at the Philadelphia facilities on April 28, and another leaves with a medical license. That left the installation with only 16 certified controllers and five supervisors. The authorities have said that there are another 16 experienced training controllers that should be certified at some point between now and October.
He Faa Limited Newark airport at 28 arrivals and 28 exits per hour last month due to the construction and scarcity of personnel. The agency has said that he hopes to increase the amount of flights daily in Newark to 34 arrivals and 34 exits once the construction of the track is carried out. But it is not clear immediately if the FAA will have to wait until trauma license controllers are scheduled to return in the middle of the month.
Before the problems of air traffic control this spring, 38 or 39 flights generally took off and landed every hour at Newark airport.
The FAA has said that it will visit the limits in October because it hopes to have more trained controllers for then.
The government also updated the software at the air traffic control facilities after a second radar interruption in May 9. That helped prevent a Repeat the problem on May 11 When there was another problem with the lines that carried the radar signal from New York.
Verizon has installed a new fiber optic line between Philadelphia and New York after problems, but that is not expected to enter until July after the tests are completed.
