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FAA systems restored after outage that halted all domestic flight departures in the U.S.
Last edited Wed Jan 11, 2023, 10:41 AM - Edit history (4)
Source: NBC News
Flights across the United States were brought to a standstill Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration suffered a computer outage, forcing it to halt all departures nationwide while it worked to resolve the issue.The FAA announced that the ground stop had been lifted at around 8:50 a.m. and that normal air traffic operations were resuming gradually while it continued to look into the cause of the problem.
But delays and cancellations had already spread across the country after the agency said its Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM, system had "failed." More than 4,500 flights within, to and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the online flight tracker FlightAware. More than 1,500 of those flights were with Southwest Airlines, according to the flight tracker. More than 900 flights were listed as canceled.
The FAA had said in a tweet just before 7:20 a.m. that it was ordering airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET “to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information" as it worked to restore the NOTAM system. In subsequent updates, it said that all flights in the sky were 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,” the FAA said.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a tweet that there was "no evidence of a cyberattack at this point," and added that President Joe Biden had directed the Department of Transportation to conduct a full investigation into the causes. She added: “The FAA will provide regular updates.”
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-flights-grounded-faa-outage-rcna65243
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Cleared Update No. 2 for all stakeholders:
The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.
While some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited.
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Update 3: The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.
The FAA has 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.
7:19 AM · Jan 11, 2023
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Jan 11, 2023
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Cleared Update No. 2 for all stakeholders:
The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.
While some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited.
The FAA ✈️
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Update 3: The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.
The FAA has 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.
7:19 AM · Jan 11, 2023
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Major FAA outage halts all domestic flight departures in the U.S.
Departing flights across the United States were grounded Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it had experienced a computer outage. The FAA said that it had ordered all airlines to pause domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET. At around 8:50 a.m., it announced that the ground stop had been lifted and that normal air traffic operations were resuming gradually across the country. "The agency continues to look into the cause of the initial problem," it said.
More than 4,000 flights within, to and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to the online flight tracker FlightAware. More than 700 flights were listed as canceled. The FAA said earlier on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed." NOTAM contains information essential to workers involved in flight operations. "Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the agency said in a statement. In an update posted to Twitter just before 7:20 a.m., the FAA said it was ordering airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET "to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information."
It said it was still working to fully restore the NOTAM system. In subsequent updates, it said that all flights in the sky were safe to land and that departures had resumed in some places "due to air traffic congestion." "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," the agency said.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a tweet that there was "no evidence of a cyberattack at this point," and added that President Joe Biden had directed the Department of Transportation to conduct a full investigation into the causes. She added: "The FAA will provide regular updates."
Departing flights across the United States were grounded Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it had experienced a computer outage. The FAA said that it had ordered all airlines to pause domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET. At around 8:50 a.m., it announced that the ground stop had been lifted and that normal air traffic operations were resuming gradually across the country. "The agency continues to look into the cause of the initial problem," it said.
More than 4,000 flights within, to and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to the online flight tracker FlightAware. More than 700 flights were listed as canceled. The FAA said earlier on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed." NOTAM contains information essential to workers involved in flight operations. "Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the agency said in a statement. In an update posted to Twitter just before 7:20 a.m., the FAA said it was ordering airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET "to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information."
It said it was still working to fully restore the NOTAM system. In subsequent updates, it said that all flights in the sky were safe to land and that departures had resumed in some places "due to air traffic congestion." "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," the agency said.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a tweet that there was "no evidence of a cyberattack at this point," and added that President Joe Biden had directed the Department of Transportation to conduct a full investigation into the causes. She added: "The FAA will provide regular updates."
Departing flights across the United States were grounded Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it had experienced a computer outage. The FAA said later Wednesday morning it had ordered all airlines to pause domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET.
More than 3,500 flights within, to and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to the online flight tracker FlightAware. Nearly 500 flights were listed as canceled. The FAA said on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed." NOTAM contains information essential to workers involved in flight operations. "Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the agency said in a statement.
In an update posted to Twitter just before 7:20 a.m., the FAA said it was ordering airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET "to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information." It said it was still working to fully restore the NOTAM system. In a subsequent update, it said that all flights in the sky were 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."
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a tweet that there was "no evidence of a cyberattack at this point," and added that President Joe Biden had directed the Department of Transportation to conduct a full investigation into the causes." She added: "The FAA will provide regular updates."
More than 3,500 flights within, to and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to the online flight tracker FlightAware. Nearly 500 flights were listed as canceled. The FAA said on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed." NOTAM contains information essential to workers involved in flight operations. "Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the agency said in a statement.
In an update posted to Twitter just before 7:20 a.m., the FAA said it was ordering airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET "to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information." It said it was still working to fully restore the NOTAM system. In a subsequent update, it said that all flights in the sky were 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."
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a tweet that there was "no evidence of a cyberattack at this point," and added that President Joe Biden had directed the Department of Transportation to conduct a full investigation into the causes." She added: "The FAA will provide regular updates."
Flights across the U.S. grounded after FAA experiences computer outage
Flights across the United States were grounded Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage. All flights in the U.S. were grounded following the incident, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News. The FAA said later Wednesday morning it had ordered all airlines to pause domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET.
More than 2,500 flights within, into and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to online flight tracker FlightAware. Nearly 150 flights were listed as cancelled. The FAA had said in a notice on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed." A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to workers involved in flight operations.
"Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the FAA said in a statement. In an update posted to Twitter just before 7:20 a.m., the FAA said it had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET "to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information." It said it was still working to fully restore the NOTAM system following the outage.
President Joe Biden was briefed on the situation Wednesday morning,White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a tweet. "There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, but the President directed (the Department of Transportation) to conduct a full investigation into the causes," she said, adding: "The FAA will provide regular updates."
Flights across the United States were grounded Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage. All flights in the U.S. were grounded following the incident, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News. The FAA said later Wednesday morning it had ordered all airlines to pause domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET.
More than 2,500 flights within, into and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to online flight tracker FlightAware. Nearly 150 flights were listed as cancelled. The FAA had said in a notice on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed." A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to workers involved in flight operations.
"Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the FAA said in a statement. In an update posted to Twitter just before 7:20 a.m., the FAA said it had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET "to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information." It said it was still working to fully restore the NOTAM system following the outage.
President Joe Biden was briefed on the situation Wednesday morning,White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a tweet. "There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, but the President directed (the Department of Transportation) to conduct a full investigation into the causes," she said, adding: "The FAA will provide regular updates."
Flights across U.S. affected after FAA experiences computer outage
Flights across the United States were affected Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage. All flights in the U.S. were grounded following the incident, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News.
The FAA said in a notice on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed" Wednesday morning. A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to workers involved in flight operations. "Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration of service at this time," it said.
About 760 flights within, into and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to online flight tracker FlightAware. Around 90 flights were listed as cancelled.
"Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the FAA said in a statement. "The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and repopulating the system now," it said. "We will provide frequent updates as we make progress," it said.
Flights across the United States were affected Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage. All flights in the U.S. were grounded following the incident, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News.
The FAA said in a notice on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed" Wednesday morning. A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to workers involved in flight operations. "Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration of service at this time," it said.
About 760 flights within, into and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to online flight tracker FlightAware. Around 90 flights were listed as cancelled.
"Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the FAA said in a statement. "The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and repopulating the system now," it said. "We will provide frequent updates as we make progress," it said.
Original article -
Flights across the United States were affected Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage. All flights in the U.S. were grounded following the incident, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News.
The FAA said in a notice on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed" Wednesday morning. A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to workers involved in flight operations.
"Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration of service at this time," it said. "Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the FAA said in a statement to NBC News.
"The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and repopulating the system now," it said. "We will provide frequent updates as we make progress," it said.
This is adevelopingstory. Please check back for updates.
The FAA said in a notice on its website that its Notice to Air Missions(NOTAM) system had "failed" Wednesday morning. A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to workers involved in flight operations.
"Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration of service at this time," it said. "Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the FAA said in a statement to NBC News.
"The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and repopulating the system now," it said. "We will provide frequent updates as we make progress," it said.
This is adevelopingstory. Please check back for updates.
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Guessing so, as surely back up systems are in place for machine failures. 
Does this affect military aircraft? Scary situation, depending on what's going on.
Ty for sharing!
Thx for sharing.
Too bad the wealthy run this country.
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