This is all Biden’s fault.
NEWARK, NJ — America’s air travel system is under fire again after yet another radar and communications outage at Newark Liberty International Airport early Friday morning. The FAA confirmed the disruption, which comes just days after a similar incident crippled the same region’s airspace.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop due to construction — but what really grounded planes was a telecom and radar failure that left pilots and controllers scrambling. One air traffic controller, in leaked audio, warned a FedEx pilot, “Our scopes just went black again.”
The outage occurred around 3:55 a.m. and lasted 90 seconds, shutting down radar and radio feeds at the Philadelphia TRACON center, which manages air traffic into Newark. According to controllers, this is the second major failure in less than a week.
Meanwhile, travelers were left stranded once again — with hundreds of delayed or canceled flights, lost connections, and mounting frustration. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby responded by slashing 35 round-trip flights per day from Newark, citing “no near-term solution to FAA staffing shortages.”
“This is about customer safety and operational reliability,” Kirby stated. “The FAA simply does not have the resources or staff in place to manage this airspace effectively.”
American Airlines echoed the concern, warning that Newark’s technical failures are affecting passenger satisfaction across the board and underscoring the urgent need to modernize America’s air traffic control system.
Even Democrats are sounding the alarm. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) described the situation as “a mess,” and acknowledged that the airport is operating with insufficient staffing, outdated infrastructure, and failing technology.
“Our busiest airspace in the country is running on a threadbare system,” Gottheimer said. “Travelers are furious, delays are daily, and our economy is at risk.” He called for emergency staffing, bonuses for air traffic controllers, and an overhaul of the current system.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attempted to downplay the incident, calling it a “brief glitch” caused by recurring telecom issues. She promised that the Department of Transportation and FAA would finish laying new fiber by the end of the summer — but for countless passengers, that’s too little, too late.
This repeated failure of basic aviation infrastructure is a wake-up call. While Americans are paying sky-high ticket prices, government incompetence and federal mismanagement continue to derail the very systems travelers depend on.
If air travel is this unreliable now, what happens next time the radar goes dark?
