One Thing: Air Traffic, Out of Control?

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3.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

The Department of Transportation announced it will build a “brand new air traffic control system” by 2029. It follows more than a week of massive delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport sparked by a frightening communications blackout. We look at the plan for the new system and hear from a former air traffic controller who says government funding is at the heart of the problem. Guest: Michael McCormick, Air Traffic Management Program Coordinator at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University & Alexandra Skores, CNN Transportation Reporter Have a question about the news? Have a story you think we should cover? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Whoa, go, whoo-whoo, are you?
0:02.0	Whoa, there.
0:03.0	Victoria's had a Friday night to remember.
0:06.0	But now she's outside in the pouring rain and...
0:09.0	Oh, what? You are joking. I've got no data. How are we gonna get home?
0:13.0	But then she remembers she's with EEE.
0:16.0	Yes, Uber still works.
0:17.0	So then she...
0:19.0	Uber's on me, guys. Should we get a kebab?
0:21.6	Use essential apps like Uber and WhatsApp even when you run out of data.
0:25.7	Search EE Mobile.
0:27.2	Stay connected at 0.5 megabits per second.
0:29.5	Terms apply.
0:30.7	Little public service announcement for you.
0:32.5	You might want to check your driver's license because new rules that kicked in on Wednesday
0:37.1	mean if you're using it to
0:38.6	fly domestically, things will go a lot smoother if it's real ID compliant. Now, you won't be turned
0:44.6	away if you show up to the airport with an old license, but you may be subject to additional
0:48.8	screening. So make an appointment at your DMV, if you can get one.
0:54.4	But for those traveling through Newark Liberty International Airport over the last week or so,
0:59.0	a driver's license was the least of their concerns.
1:02.5	Newark Airport in New Jersey is in total meltdown right now, with delays still facing
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