Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres calls for an investigation into air travel systems after nationwide outage
NEW YORK -- Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres is demanding an investigation of air travel systems after an outage grounded flights across the United States this week.
He wants Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation to look into cyber vulnerabilities.
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The Federal Aviation Administration says on Wednesday, a corrupted database file knocked out a safety system, causing thousands of flights to be canceled or delayed.
Even though the FAA’s NOTAM system likely broke down for reasons unrelated to a cyber attack, the sheer number of flight cancellations and delays gives us a glimpse of how a cyber attack could derail air travel in America.
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) January 13, 2023
Torres says a last-century air travel system is destined to fail in light of today's cyber challenges.