The air authorities of the United States lifted the suspension of operations of domestic flights after a failure of the systems that forced the planes to be grounded.
Flights at various airports in the United States were affected after a failure in the computer system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Airlines were asked to stop all domestic departures until 9:00 to allow the agency Validate the integrity of flight and safety information. The FAA said it was working to restore the system that had stopped processing updated information. The program provides pilots with information they should read before they fly.
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
“The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notification to Air Missions (NOTAM) system after an outage. While some features are beginning to come back online, National Airspace System operations remain limited,” the FAA said on Twitter.
A total of 1,230 flights were delayed within, to or from the United States as of 7:00 a.m., flight-tracking website FlightAware showed. More than 100 had been cancelled.
I have been in touch with FAA this morning about an outage affecting a key system for providing safety information to pilots. FAA is working to resolve this issue swiftly and safely so that air traffic can resume normal operations, and will continue to provide updates.
—Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) January 11, 2023
The Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg he said in a tweet that he is in contact with the FAA and monitoring the situation.
“Normal air traffic operations in the United States are gradually resuming,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Twitter, adding that “we are continuing to investigate the cause of the initial issue.” (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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