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Newark Airport getting new safety technology to prevent runway incidents
The FAA says the upgrade will improve aircraft tracking and could reduce delays as part of a $12.5 billion modernization effort.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a new surface movement radar at Newark Liberty International Airport, a federal effort to improve ground tracking and runway safety.
- Newark Airport was widely considered one of the 'worst in America' for delays last summer, plagued by equipment failures and a chronic lack of air traffic controllers.
- The new system allows controllers to track aircraft and vehicles on runways during severe weather, which Duffy said 'keeps the American traveling public safer' by preventing potential collisions.
- This installation is part of a $12.5 billion modernization project, with Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia confirming that similar technology will soon be implemented at LaGuardia and JFK.
- Ongoing modernization efforts continue through 2028, including transitioning more than 300 analog radios to digital systems and training 4,000 new controllers to help manage more than 140 million annual passengers.
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USA TodayNewark Liberty gets radar upgrades to improve passenger safety
Crews hoisted a new radar antenna that will provide more advanced ground information to air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport, part of a federal investment in upgrading the technology that helps control the skies.
Major US airport getting new tech to prevent runway incidents
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday announced the deployment of a new radar at Newark Liberty International Airport that's designed to prevent incidents from occurring on busy runways.The new radar, known as the Surface Movement Radar Model 4, allows air traffic controllers to track aircraft and vehicles on runways and taxiways in all weather and visibility conditions and prevent runway incursions that could result in accidental…
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