All U.S. flights were grounded early Wednesday morning after theFederal Aviation Administrationsaid it was experiencing a computer outage, and issued a “pause” on all domestic departures through 9 a.m. EST.“The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System,” theFAA tweetedat 6:29 a.m. EST. “We are performing final validation checks and reloading the system now.“The agency said “operations across the National Airspace System” were affected.NBC Newsreported that all flights across the country were grounded following the incident.The FAA said on its website, per NBC, that the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which issues essential notices to flight personnel, had “failed” Wednesday morning.Shortly before 7 a.m. EST, the FAA provided anupdate via Twitter: “While some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited.“Getty ImagesThe FAA then added in athird updatethat it had “ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.By about 7:15 a.m., 1,230 flights within, into, or out of the U.S. were delayed, according toFlightAware, and 108 flights had been canceled.American Airlines and United Airlines were among carriers whocommunicatedthe delays via social media.This is a developing story.
All U.S. flights were grounded early Wednesday morning after theFederal Aviation Administrationsaid it was experiencing a computer outage, and issued a “pause” on all domestic departures through 9 a.m. EST.
“The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System,” theFAA tweetedat 6:29 a.m. EST. “We are performing final validation checks and reloading the system now.”
The agency said “operations across the National Airspace System” were affected.NBC Newsreported that all flights across the country were grounded following the incident.
The FAA said on its website, per NBC, that the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which issues essential notices to flight personnel, had “failed” Wednesday morning.
Shortly before 7 a.m. EST, the FAA provided anupdate via Twitter: “While some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited.”
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The FAA then added in athird updatethat it had “ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information.”
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By about 7:15 a.m., 1,230 flights within, into, or out of the U.S. were delayed, according toFlightAware, and 108 flights had been canceled.
American Airlines and United Airlines were among carriers whocommunicatedthe delays via social media.
This is a developing story.
source: people.com
