At 3:55 a.m., air traffic controllers for the airspace above Newark Liberty airport experienced an approximately 90 second disruption to communications and radar display according to the FAA. The latest outage comes as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is outlining plans to update the country’s air traffic control system. NBC News’ Senior Correspondent Tom Costello reports.
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