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VIDEO: Newark ATC outage kept radar, communications down for 60-90 seconds, sources say
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  • May 5, 2025

Newark ATC outage kept radar, communications down for 60-90 seconds, sources say

ABC News has learned Air traffic controllers lost radar and communications with passenger planes, leaving them unable to see, hear or talk to pilots coming in and out of Newark Airport.

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