An experienced air traffic controller retired just days after his radar failed as planes flew into New York airspace, according to The New York Times. The fault meant the Philadelphia-based Newark Liberty International Airport controller lost radar imagery for around a minute and a half on Aug.

The Trump administration announced a sweeping modernization program to deal with the air traffic control problem at plaguing Newark Liberty and other U.S. airports.

Much has been made over the recent air traffic control system failures at Newark Airport, but in reality, the problem goes back a long time. According to a new report from CNN, air traffic controllers "repeatedly" warned of major safety issues and technology outages as early as last summer,