The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, and it's launching a safety task force.

Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.

The FAA on Monday said operations were back to normal. But U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, who represents part of Austin, still takes issue with what those normal operations are. He's advocated for more to be done to address staffing problems.

At times Monday evening, as few as three air traffic controllers per hour were lined up to monitor via radar the planes flying into and out of the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Many Democrats slamming the Trump admin for transportation issues were silent as the Biden admin oversaw an understaffed, outdated FAA that resulted in dangerous travel conditions across the country.

The Trump administration announced an emergency task force of executives from Verizon, L3Harris and the FAA to fix the communication issues at Newark airport.

In a sweeping plan to fix what officials call "decades of neglect," the FAA and DOT are launching a nationwide air traffic control upgrade

The regulator still uses some computer systems that rely on floppy disks and other outdated hardware, according to one air traffic control union leader.

Secretary Duffy says new fiber optic wiring will be in place to replace aging copper wires in the next two weeks as operational issues plague air travel.

The Federal Aviation Administration was forced to briefly slow arriving and departing planes at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday because of a new telecommunications issue, the agency said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it will propose flight cuts at Newark Liberty International Airport, citing air traffic controller staffing, runway construction and equipment issues.