Denver air traffic controllers had 2-minute communications outage, FAA official says

A United Airlines jetliner prepares to push off from a gate at Denver International Airport on May 7. Air traffic controllers in Denver experienced a communications blackout on Monday that lasted for about two minutes.

The outage in Colorado comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following outages at Newark Liberty International Airport in recent weeks.

(Image credit: David Zalubowski)