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Digging into flight safety after serious concerns are raised about Newark Airport
Episode 1446

Digging into flight safety after serious concerns are raised about Newark Airport

It’s been a rough few weeks at the airport in New Jersey after two radar and radio outages - but there’s a lot more to the story. The acting administrator with the U-S Federal Aviation Administration says travel into Newark is safe. But it’s not the only issue with air travel in the U-S this year, which might have some travelers concerned ahead of the summer travel season. Host Kris McCusker speaks to George Ferguson - Senior Aerospace, Defense & Airline analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence – about what’s been happening, how it gets fixed and who is to blame.

The Big Story

May 16, 202518m 21s

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Show Notes

It’s been a rough few weeks at the airport in New Jersey after two radar and radio outages - but there’s a lot more to the story.

The acting administrator with the U-S Federal Aviation Administration says travel into Newark is safe.

But it’s not the only issue with air travel in the U-S this year, which might have some travelers concerned ahead of the summer travel season.

Host Kris McCusker speaks to George Ferguson - Senior Aerospace, Defense & Airline analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence – about what’s been happening, how it gets fixed and who is to blame.

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