Most important, the current governance arrangement jeopardizes safety, because the FAA both operates and regulates the air-traffic-control system. This is a clear conflict of interest, and one that the International Civil Aviation Organization has directed member countries to eliminate.

The FAA has dramatically cut the number of flights coming in and out of troubled Newark Liberty International Airport for at ... Before the crisis, Newark was one of the most crowded airports ...

The temporary restrictions are being imposed after repeated flight delays and cancellations. The cap will increase to 68 flights per hour in mid-June.

With summer travel season approaching, the crisis at the New Jersey airport could mean weeks, if not months, of misery for travelers.

Recent failures are a symptom of an archaic air traffic infrastructure, made riskier by a shortage of controllers.

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced that the flight restrictions that have been in place at New Jersey’s largest airport will remain in place into mid-June