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Update 5: Normal air traffic operations are gradually resuming in the United States following a nighttime outage in the Air Mission Advisory system that provides safety information to flight crews. The ground catch has been lifted.
Let’s continue to look into the cause of the initial problem
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
“Airlines can return to normal flight operations across the United States. We fixed an issue that impacted our software overnight,” the administration said. The problems mainly affected those flights that were grounded at one of the US airports, but those that had already taken off were able to continue on to their destination.
Photo: AFP, STEFANI REYNOLDS
Airlines for America, the association representing US airlines, says the industry will continue to face significant delays even after the system is fixed. It should also be added here that the suspension of flights affects not only commercial flights, but also cargo flights, thus causing further delays in various supply chains not only in the United States, but also in other countries around the world. Nights are often the time when there are the most cargo planes in the air.
The computer system outage affected and delayed more than 4,000 flights at various US airports, while nearly 700 flights were cancelled.
United Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the United States, announced that it has suspended all domestic flights in compliance with administration recommendations. “American Airlines” also states in the statement that it is closely following the evolution of the situation and is collaborating with all parties involved in order to minimize the impact of the interruption on the company.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is experiencing a nationwide system outage affecting all airlines. We are monitoring the situation closely and working with the FAA to minimize disruption for customers.
— americanair (@AmericanAir) January 11, 2023
US President Joe Biden’s administration also responded to the situation, and the president instructed the US Department of Transportation to conduct an investigation to find out what caused the system to malfunction. “There is currently no evidence that the system malfunction was caused by a cyber attack on the system, but the president has ordered a full investigation into the incident to avoid such errors in the future,” the press secretary of the press secretary told the media. White House Karina Jean-Pierre. .
The President was briefed this morning by the Secretary of Transportation on the disruption to the FAA system. There is no evidence of a cyber attack at this point, but the president has directed the DOT to conduct a full investigation into the causes. The FAA will provide regular updates.
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) January 11, 2023
While the US FAA tries to fix the system error, flightradar24.com shows that flights to the US from European airports continue to take off. For example, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport announced that it has received reports of a system malfunction in the United States, but that this in no way affects the take-off of aircraft in Europe. In many other airports, flight delays are observed, but their cancellations have not been observed. Airline passengers have also received word that flight delays are possible.
This is the second serious situation facing the US aviation industry in recent weeks. On January 2, the snowfall wreaked havoc at several US airports, with more than 800 flights canceled or delayed, for example at Denver International Airport. On the same day, air traffic control centers in Florida faced serious problems, causing flight delays at nearly every airport in the state. At the time, the FAA said the problem was with the Route Automation System at the Miami Air Traffic Control Center, which is responsible for monitoring a very large area of airspace.
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