Air traffic controllers across the country have grappled with radar and communications outages for years, CNN review finds.

Outages are not just a Newark problem—in recent weeks, at least three other U.S. airports have reported communication breakdowns that left air traffic controllers unable to contact pilots. The FAA's air traffic controllers manage roughly 45,

An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. speaks out about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.