Air traffic at New Jersey’s New Jersey was faced again on Friday morning after a significant radar system failed an important radar system – after a similar incident – Dawat.At 3:55 pm, radar coverage from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) feature in Philadelphia was briefly dark for 90 seconds. The system directs flights inside and out of Nevark, and suddenly the blackout forced the FAA to slow down traffic to maintain security. Radar outage, although brief, had a significant effect. According to flightaware.com, the flight departure departure of Newark jumped from the 40s to 57 to 57 shortly after the incident, the most in the country. The upcoming flights also saw the climb to the cancellation of 60. About 300 delays were reported at the airport.
The FAA has partially accepted this problem in the infrastructure of aging. Some radar signal lines between Philadelphia and New York are still made up of old copper wiring. Officials are now installing new fiber optic cables to prevent future failures. Meanwhile, Transport Secretary Scene Dafi has planned a multi-Arab-dollar to upgrade the entire National Air Traffic Control System. The step comes after a string of the crash, including a deadly collision near Washington, DC in January, killing 67 people.
