Flights Delayed Across the US after FAA System Outage
The Federal Aviation Administration said it suffered an outage of its system that alerts pilots and crew to advisories and information for flights, prompting a temporary grounding order.
The Wall Street Journal reports Flights Resume After FAA Lifts Halt on Departures
- Airport disruptions: Regular air traffic was starting to resume across the U.S., the FAA said in its latest update, but delays persisted and passenger frustrations mounted.
- What happened: The FAA ground stop was the result of a glitch to the Notam system, which provides aviation personnel with vital information about flight operations, the FAA said. Biden administration officials and cybersecurity experts said the outage didn’t appear to be the result of a cyberattack.
- What happens next: The Senate’s transportation committee plans to examine the factors behind Wednesday’s flight-alert system outage at the FAA, according to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.). The FAA said it was investigating.
No Evidence of Cyberattack, But Not Rule Out
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says there is No Evidence of Cyberattack, But also Won’t Rule it Out.
“There’s been no direct evidence or indication of that, but we are also not going rule that out until we have a clear and better understanding of what’s taken place,” Buttigieg said in an interview with CNN.
Buttigieg, who has been hard on airlines over their staffing and technology issues in the last year, said the Transportation Department and Federal Aviation Administration would “own” responsibility for their failures.
The “FAA will always act to make sure that passengers are safe,” he said. “Part of what you saw this morning was an act of caution to be sure – until it was 100% airtight that the system was working properly even just delivering messages – that we had that ground stop,” he said.
Buttigieg Defends FAA’s Decision
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defended the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision Wednesday morning to ground flights nationwide following a safety system outage, saying it was “the right call” but acknowledging that “these kinds of disruptions should not happen.”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defended the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision Wednesday morning to ground flights nationwide following a safety system outage, saying it was “the right call” but acknowledging that “these kinds of disruptions should not happen.”
Buttigieg to Review FAA’s Technology
The number of cancellations and delays has continued to climb despite the agency lifting a ground stop that it issued earlier Wednesday morning following the outage to the system that provides pilots with notices they need before flying.
Rep. Rick Larsen, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Wednesday that the failure of Federal Aviation Administration’s Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system “begs the question about the current state of the technology infrastructure at the FAA.”
Asked about the comments, Buttigieg said he welcomed the attention from Congress, especially because the US is nearing the time period when it needs to renew funding for the FAA.
“It’s the right time to take up those questions,” Buttigieg said.
Expect Two Things From These Delays
- Biden will seek more money for the FAA.
- Biden will push for a massive nationwide high speed electric train boondoggle.
This post originated on MishTalk.Com.
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