Communications Outage at Denver International Airport

Denver International Airport experienced a communications outage for 90 seconds, leaving up to 20 pilots unable to contact air traffic controllers. The incident was due to radio transmitter failures and exacerbated by backup frequency issues. Aviation experts explain recent plane crashes as random clustering rather than a systemic safety issue. The FAA is investigating the outage.

Flight Disruptions at Newark Airport

Thousands of flights affected by communications outage at Newark Airport, NPR speaks with Paul Rinaldi from Airlines for America.