Newark Airport hit with hundreds of delays and cancellations
Newark Airport continued to face major delays and cancellations Sunday, with more than 550 flights impacted.
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Newark Airport continued to face major delays and cancellations Sunday, with more than 550 flights impacted.
Delays persisted Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport. They come a day after United Airlines announced they'd be cutting back flights at the airport due to persistent equipment and staffing issues.
United Airlines says it will cancel dozens of Newark flights per day after this week's delays and FAA staffing problems.
As CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports, the FAA says runway construction, equipment and staffing issues are to blame.
It doesn't seem like the travel trouble is going to end any time soon. As CBS News New York's Alecia Reid reports, a number of issues are to blame, including staffing shortages.
A ground stop order was lifted Thursday morning, but it proved to have a ripple effect. The stop was the result of a combination of staffing issues and runway construction. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
Equipment and staffing issues prompted delays on Monday. Planes were stuck on the runway, or circling in the skies waiting to land. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
New York Helicopter Tours, the company involved in the deadly crash on the Hudson River last week, is shutting down its operations, the FAA said Sunday night.
The company that owned the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River has shut down operations. CBS News New York's Mahsa Saeidi reports.
The chopper from New York Helicopter Tours went down on Thursday, killing a Navy pilot and a family of five from Spain. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro has the latest.
Aa a federal investigation begins, some lawmakers are calling for the company's license to be revoked. CBS News New York's Elle McLogan reports.
On Friday, a military jet got close to a departing Delta flight and set off an alarm in the cockpit. As CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports, it comes after the acting head of the FAA told senators it's safe to fly there.
A small plane crashed into a home in a residential area of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Saturday afternoon. No one on the ground was hurt.
The FAA has an update on their latest push to hire more air traffic controllers, and the agency says it's a sign of a strong start. But will it be enough to offset the shortage? CBS News New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas breaks down the new announcement.
The FAA is investigating after an Endeavor Air flight's wing struck the runway at LaGuardia and "somebody saw some sparks."
The FAA is investigating after an Endeavor Air flight's wing struck the runway at LaGuardia and "somebody saw some sparks." CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas has more on what is going to be done about air traffic control staffing.
A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport after a bird strike caused an engine fire, the FAA says.
A FedEx plane was forced to return to Newark Airport after a bird strike damaged an engine during departure, the FAA says.
Fed up Nassau County residents say they have had it with FAA promises to address airplane noise in neighborhoods that are not even near airports.
Fed up residents of Nassau County say they have had it with the agency's promises to address airplane noise in neighborhoods that are not even near airports. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer has introduced a bill that would prohibit major staffing cuts at the FAA if a fatal crash has occurred in the U.S. airspace within the last year.
CBS News New York's Dick Brennan has the latest on the investigation and John Elliott has a look at the weather conditions at the time.
CBS News New York's Dick Brennan has the latest on the investigation and John Elliott has a look at the weather conditions at the time.
They received them over the past few days as the Trump administration works to shrink the government. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas has more on what these job cuts could mean.
