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US Federal Aviation Administration said on Sunday that a new telecommunications issue at the facility that guides aircraft at Newark Liberty International Airport forced the agency to briefly slowed aircraft in and out of the airport, according to a report.The Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control suffered a new problem that briefly led the FAA to issue a ground stop while it ensured redundancies were working as designed. The FAA said operations have returned to normal, Reuters reported.The Federal Aviation Administration said radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark airport went black for 90 seconds at 3:55 a.m. (ET) on Friday, similar to an April 28 incident.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International Airport for the "next several weeks," as New Jersey's largest airport struggles with radar outages and numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, AP reported.Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," Duffy said he will convene a meeting with all the airlines flying out of Newark this week to determine the reduction, adding that it will fluctuate, with a larger reduction coming in the afternoons when international flight arrivals make the airport busier.There has been an average of 34 arrival cancellations per day since mid-April at Newark, according to the FAA, with the number of delays increasing throughout the day from an average of five in the mornings to 16 by the evening. They tend to last 85 to 137 minutes on average, AP reported.A1. US Federal Aviation Administration.A2. There has been an average of 34 arrival cancellations per day since mid-April at Newark, according to the FAA, with the number of delays increasing throughout the day from an average of five in the mornings to 16 by the evening. They tend to last 85 to 137 minutes on average.
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