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NOW: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy flanked by aging technology that will be replaced as part of an air traffic control overhaul in 3-4 years. “I didn’t get this off the set of Apollo 13,” he says. “All new hardware, all new software, is going to be built into this system.”

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy calls Trump Administration plans to revamp the air traffic control system “absolutely necessary for safety.” Underscores that NTSB has recommended ATC upgrades for decades and “real infrastructure investment to ensure safety in our skies.”

Nick Calio of Airlines for America says he’s been holding up paper strips and floppy disks for years to highlight aging ATC infrastructure. “What we’re announcing here will put these out of business for good.”

AIRLINE EXECS TOGETHER on stage in D.C. praising the Trump Administration’s major air traffic control technology overhaul plan. Scott Kirby (United) speaks first. Also Robert Isom (American Airlines), Ed Bastian (Delta), Joanna Geraghty (JetBlue), and Bob Jordan (Southwest).

INCREDIBLE NEW AUDIO of Newark controller during today’s ATC meltdown telling a flight “try to get some pressure for them to fix this stuff.”

BREAKING: A *new air traffic control equipment outage* caused the FAA to implement a ground stop for Newark flights this morning. FAA advisories show the ground stop lasted for about 45 minutes. This comes after 90-second-long radar and radio outages on 5/9 and 4/28.

NEW: Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy just called a last-minute press conference to blame repeat Newark air traffic control systems outages on the "Biden-Buttigieg FAA." Duffy is requesting an OIG investigation "into the failures of the last administration."

New - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is blaming the Biden Administration for Newark air traffic approach control meltdowns. cnn.com/2025/05/12/air…

NEW: The FAA confirms that Newark air traffic approach control is being staffed by as few as three controllers tonight, causing flights bound for EWR to be held on the ground an average of 2+ hours.

Great to support CNN’s own Katie Bo Lillis tonight. Go read Death of a Racehorse!

NEWS: The FAA is meeting with DOD officials today on possible NEW restrictions on non-emergency military helicopter flights near Reagan National Airport. "Everything is on the table," the FAA deputy COO just said on the Jan. 29 fatal collision & near-collisions on May 1.

NEWS: The FAA is investigating Monday's air traffic control radio outage at Denver Center. The FAA says "both transmitters that cover a segment of airspace" went down for about 90 seconds, but controllers used a backup frequency and no aircraft lost separation.

JUST IN: The FAA is investigating ANOTHER radio outage at the troubled Newark air traffic approach control facility. FAA says Newark TRACON "lost radio frequencies for approximately two seconds" today around 11:35 a.m. EDT. "All aircraft remained safely separated." More to come.

DEVELOPING: No apparent distress call from the Citation private jet that crashed into Navy housing on approach into San Diego's Montgomery Field. Unclear how many were on board or if any on the ground were killed. About 100 people were evacuated to a nearby school.

NEW: ATC told the pilot of the private jet that crashed on approach into San Diego's Montgomery Field that the ASOS weather system there was not working, per audio from LiveATC.net. Controllers reported poor conditions at nearby Miramar MCAS—200' ceiling & .5 mile visibility.

NOW: A month on, Secretary Sean Duffy insists a software and telecom upgrades have fixed repeat failures at Newark air traffic approach control. New fiber lines have been laid by Verizon, are being tested, and should be online by July, Duffy says.

What happens if air traffic control radar screens go blank? Pete Muntean goes inside a United Airlines flight training simulator to see how pilots prepare for equipment failures.