Turnover is frequent, especially amid illnesses, family turmoil or safety scares. The outage and its aftereffects at Newark have prompted public outrage. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who oversees the F.A.A., has called for “a brand-new air ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is under fire, and senators Andy Kim, Jerry Moran and Shelley Moore Capito responded to issues at Newark Liberty International Airport Tuesday.

The Senate Democratic leader is outraged by the air traffic mess after opposing useful reforms for years.

Duffy laid out his plans for fixing the problems, including big-picture solutions like asking Congress for immediate financing, but said that the Biden administration was at least partially responsible for the debacle because it was aware of the technology and staffing issues that plagued Newark.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday was interviewed by CNN’s Jake Tapper and discussed disruptions at Newark airport, the air traffic controller shortage, and the infrastructure at the Federal Aviation Administration.

Newark Liberty International Airport suffered another brief air traffic control outage Friday morning, the FAA confirms.

Newark airport has had flight delays and cancellations for about a week, with United Airlines announcing it would cancel 35 round-trip flights daily.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill wrote to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about when he expects to meet needed levels of air traffic controllers for Newark.