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Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.
The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest problem to plague the airport.
Airline has trimmed its daily routes following technology and staffing issues affecting New Jersey hub.
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FOX 5 New York on MSNGround delay at Newark airport due to 'staffing and technology issues'The FAA has put a ground delay in place at Newark airport. The ground delay comes a day after a 45-minute-long ground stop.
Passengers traveling through Newark Airport on Thursday again dealt with significant delays due to FAA staffing shortages. In the morning, the FAA was reporting shortages leading to departing flights being delayed by an average of 75 minutes and arriving flights delayed by an average of five hours,
Newark Liberty International Airport is facing another FAA-imposed ground delay due to staffing shortages, after a telecommunications issue led to delays on Sunday.
The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, and it's launching a safety task force.