Flights Across US Grounded After Massive System Failure
According to reports, a significant system failure has grounded flights all throughout the United States.
In New Delhi:
According to press sources on Wednesday, an unprecedented computer system error has affected flights throughout the United States.
Following the incident, all planes within the US were halted, according to which cited a source.
According to the civil aviation regulator's website, the US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) system that warns pilots and other flight personnel of threats or any changes to airport facility services and pertinent procedures was not processing updated information.
The FAA declared that its NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system had "failed" in an alert. The website indicated there was no estimated time for its return, despite NOTAMs given beforehand.
issued before to the interruption might still be viewed.
As of 5:31 a.m. US Eastern Time, the system malfunction had impacted hundreds of flights entering, into, or out of the United States, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. It was unclear right away if the outage was a contributing factor.
