FAA says contractor's "unintentional" error caused recent outage
The agency said the contractor "unintentionally" deleted some files and there were no signs of malicious intent or a cyberattack. The outage disrupted thousands of flights.
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The agency said the contractor "unintentionally" deleted some files and there were no signs of malicious intent or a cyberattack. The outage disrupted thousands of flights.
The NOTAM system is more than 30 years old and a planned update is years away.
Staff may not have followed procedure while accessing the Notice to Air Missions System.
The outage is still under investigation. It led to thousands of flight delays including about 200 at Philadelphia International Airport.
Overnight system failure led to hours of delays as departing flights across U.S. were grounded Wednesday morning.
Video from BWI Airport showed baggage that was in limbo between destinations as many flights were grounded in a hectic holiday travel season.
A total of 20 people aboard Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35 were taken to two local hospitals, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services confirmed.
Videos captured aboard the Boeing 757 showed passengers calmly seated as the cabin slowly filled with smoke while an alarm blared.
Pilots at Delta Air Lines are giving their union the authority to call a strike. But that doesn't mean a strike is imminent, or even likely.
The new initiative would eventually allow consumers to see a more complete price on airline tickets before they buy them.
According to data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation, that's a 35% increase over the previous month.
