The FAA experienced a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, affecting Newark Liberty International Airport. The outage lasted approximately 90 seconds and followed a similar incident on April 28th. The FAA has announced plans to replace the current copper connection with fiber and add new telecommunications connections. The outage resulted in 292 flight delays and highlighted problems with the airport's aging control system and lack of staffing.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/664221/newark-airport-radar-ground-stop-delays-atc
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/faa
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