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Canceled flights and widespread unease about outdated tech and air traffic controller staffing shortages had a pretty substantial impact on Newark Liberty International Airport’s traffic numbers last month. Passenger volume plunged 20% year over year at the airport in May, according to Port Authority officials at a Thursday meeting.

Back-of-the-napkin math puts that reduction at about 880,000 passengers whose flights were either canceled or who decided against flying out of Newark during the stretch.

The airport’s struggles are expected to weigh heaviest on United Airlines, which controls more than 70% of Newark’s passenger traffic. The airport represents about 20% of United’s revenue, and analysts expect its spring woes to ding United’s bottom line in the second quarter. United cut about 35 flights from its daily schedule at Newark last month.

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US plane maker Boeing delivered 44 jets in November, marking a 17% dip from October but a drastic recovery from its 13 deliveries in the same month last year amid its machinists’ strike.

Boeing, which closed its $4.7 billion acquisition of key supplier Spirit AeroSystems on Monday, has delivered 537 jets year to date in 2025, significantly ahead of the 348 it delivered last year. Earlier this month, the company said its recovery was “in full force” and it expects positive free cash flow in 2026.

European rival Airbus expanded its annual delivery lead in the month, handing 72 jets over to customers. The manufacturer has made 657 deliveries on the year so far, but recently cut its annual delivery target to 790 from 820 due to quality issues.

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