The award-winning new Terminal A may be the pride of Newark Liberty International Airport. But behind the scenes, the technology that’s keeping the planes in the sky is frighteningly out of date. Some of it relies on floppy discs and used parts sourced from eBay, federal officials said this week.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday defended moving Newark Liberty International Airport’s airspace control to Philadelphia in a statement released in the wake of recent turmoil

Hundreds of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport were canceled and delayed on Sunday due to an equipment outage.

Sunday's incident marks the fourth time in the past two weeks that technical problems have disrupted air traffic at Newark.

Should Newark Airport close until air traffic control upgrades are made? Experts and officials debate safety and the economic impact.

One air traffic controller and a trainee handled 180 flights landing and taking off from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) for three hours on Monday night from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

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.