The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported a malfunction in the crucial Notice to Air Missions System
A software flaw in the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system used to send vital information to aircraft has prompted the regulator to halt further domestic departures in the US.
The issue affected the Notice to Air Missions System (NOTAM) Wednesday morning, the FAA said in a statement. This is used to pass critical data to air traffic control.
The regulator said the accident affected all flights in the US and technical staff were conducting validation checks and trying to reboot the system, but gave no indication of how long it would take.
Update No. 2 cleared for all stakeholders: ⁰⁰The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system after a failure. ⁰⁰While some functions are starting to come back online, National Airspace System operations remain limited.
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
Later in the day, the agency said it had ordered the suspension of domestic departures for several hours as the system gradually restored functionality.
Flight delays and cancellations were previously reported by US media, with more than 700 aircraft reportedly affected.
According to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg briefed President Joe Biden on the outage. There is “no evidence of a cyber attack at this time”, she added.
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