United Airlines expects to cut more Newark flights, as the U.S. Transportation Department moves to ramp back total aircraft movements at least until the fall.
A plan to address ATC system outages at Newark (EWR) will almost certainly reduce the number of flights in and out of the busy New Jersey/New York area airport.
U.S. airlines are supportive of efforts to modernize the air traffic control system as recent events provide renewed impetus for long-sought improvements.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's new ATC infrastructure upgrade depends on immediate funding from Congress to complete within its three-year timeline.
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have each filed applications to the U.S. Transportation Department seeking to alter their operations to South Africa.
British Airways has partnered with the Aviation Institute of Maintenance to offer a training program that qualifies participants to work at the airline.
Three new routes across three continents are being added by United Airlines, with new services to Cebu, Philippines; Marrakesh, Morocco; and Medellin, Colombia.
In an FAA notice on the slot waiver extension, the agency cited the impact of COVID on air traffic control staffing at New York Terminal Radar Approach Control.
The new terminal first opened in January with 21 gates in operation and has been adding more gates since, climbing to the final figure of 33 gates in August.
United Airlines says in a statement that due to operational disruptions, it will operate about 395 daily flights at Newark International Airport instead of 410.
