Airline chief executives are poised to work with US aviation officials to throttle back more Newark airport flights, a fix that may ease short-term safety concerns but won’t solve long-term challenges.

An air traffic control crisis at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International is creating massive problems for travelers and raising safety concerns. Here’s what to know.

The cancellations and delays have been caused by a cascade of infrastructure failures and staffing issues that have ground air travel to a crawl.