US FAA outage LIVE: Flight traffic resuming in United States
US FAA system outage news LIVE UPDATES: Over 1,200 flights were grounded in the United States following a massive computer glitch on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) computer, as per an advisory issued by the US Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATSCC) on Wednesday. "Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration of the system at the time," the ATSCC advisory said. It has not given a timeline as to when it would be back. By 8 am (local time), more than 2,500 flights got delayed into or out of the United States, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware, exceeding the number of all delayed flights on the previous day, a news report on WION said. More than 150 have been cancelled. It is believed that the numbers are likely o grow. Most delays are concentrated around the East Coast, it added. While the White House denied it as a case of a cyberattack, President Joe Biden has reportedly directed the Department of Transportation to investigate the cause of the disruption.
Here are the live updates from the US FAA system outage news today:
US FAA system outage news LIVE UPDATES: Over 1,200 flights were grounded in the United States following a massive computer glitch on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) computer, as per an advisory issued by the US Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATSCC) on Wednesday. "Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration of the system at the time," the ATSCC advisory said. It has not given a timeline as to when it would be back. By 8 am (local time), more than 2,500 flights got delayed into or out of the United States, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware, exceeding the number of all delayed flights on the previous day, a news report on WION said. More than 150 have been cancelled. It is believed that the numbers are likely o grow. Most delays are concentrated around the East Coast, it added. While the White House denied it as a case of a cyberattack, President Joe Biden has reportedly directed the Department of Transportation to investigate the cause of the disruption.
Here are the live updates from the US FAA system outage news today:
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US FAA system outage news today
The FAA said its NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system had "failed". There was no immediate estimate for when it would be back, the website showed, though NOTAMs issued before the outage were still viewable.
US FAA system outage news today
All flights currently in the sky have been cleared to land.
US FAA system outage news today
More than 21,000 flights were scheduled to take off in the US today, mostly domestic trips, and about 1,840 international flights are expected to fly to the country.
US FAA system outage news today
Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews. The ground stop has been lifted.
US FAA system outage news today
There is no evidence of cyberattack, say White House, President Biden Briefed
The President has been briefed by the Secretary of Transportation this morning on the FAA system outage. There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, but the President directed DOT to conduct a full investigation into the causes. The FAA will provide regular updates.
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) January 11, 2023
US FAA system outage news today
All flights currently in the sky are safe to land. Pilots check the NOTAM system before they fly. A Notice to Air Missions alerts pilots about closed runways, equipment outages, and other potential hazards along a flight route or at a location that could affect the flight.
US FAA system outage news today
The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and reloading the system now.
The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and reloading the system now.
Operations across the National Airspace System are affected.
We will provide frequent updates as we make progress.
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
US FAA system outage news today: Flight Tracker
At least 1,230 flights were delayed in the United States by 8:00 am US Eastern time, flight tracking website Flight Aware data showed.