Air carriers and FAA officials plan to meet to weigh further flight pullbacks at Newark airport following multiple breakdowns in radar systems, Bloomberg’s Mary Schlangenstein and Allyson Versprille report, citing people familiar with the matter. The plan currently being discussed would encourage airlines to voluntarily lower the number of flights for a limited period at the airport, the author says, noting the Department of Transportation is anticipated to schedule talks with airline leaders in the coming weeks. Publicly traded companies in the space include Alaska Air (ALK), American Airlines (AAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), JetBlue (JBLU), Southwest (LUV), Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and United Airlines (UAL).
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