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Coverage dated May 14, 2025

Air traffic controllers in Denver scrambled to use backup communications during an outage

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A Federal Aviation Administration official says the main communication lines went down in Denver earlier this week but radar remained online. The official spoke Thursday to House representatives after the

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Air traffic controllers in Denver scrambled to use backup communications during an outage (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A Federal Aviation Administration official says the main communication lines went down in Denver earlier this week but radar remained online. The official spoke Thursday to House representatives after the

  2. MyNorthwest

    Air traffic controllers in Denver scramble to use backups after losing communications Monday (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Air traffic controllers in Denver lost communications with planes around that major airport for 90 seconds earlier this week and had to scramble to use backup

  3. FOX Business

    Denver air traffic controllers temporarily lose radio communications with aircraft (opens FOX Business)

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    FAA investigates communication loss at Denver airport, highlighting air traffic control system issues and the urgent need for modernization amid ongoing challenges.

  4. WMUR

    Denver air traffic center outage: FAA investigates (opens WMUR)

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    A 90-second communications outage at Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center prompts FAA investigation as aviation safety concerns rise

  5. NPR

    Denver air traffic controllers had 2-minute communications outage, FAA official says (opens NPR)

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    The outage in Colorado comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following outages at Newark Liberty International Airport just a few weeks ago.

  6. The Guardian

    Denver air traffic lost communications for about two minutes on Monday (opens The Guardian)

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    FAA says contact remained during incident, which comes after series of Newark outages that shook public confidence

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