Flights Across the United States were grounded today after a computer glitch was reported on Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) computer.
“Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration the system at the times,” an advisory by US Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATSCC) said.
The United States NOTAM (Notice To Air Mission) system failed at 2028Z.
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Update 5: Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews. The ground stop has been lifted.
We continue to look into the cause of the initial problem
– The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
Flight Departures To Resume At 9 am Eastern Time: US Aviation Body
“We expect departures to resume at other airports at 9 a.m. ET,” FAA tweeted.
Update 4: The FAA is making progress in restoring its Notice to Air Missions system following an overnight outage. Departures are resuming at @EWRairport and @ATLairport due to air traffic congestion in those areas. We expect departures to resume at other airports at 9 a.m. ET.
– The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
More than 21,000 flights were scheduled to take off in the US today, mostly domestic trips, and about 1,840 international flights expected to fly to the country, according to aviation data firm Cirium.
The President has been briefed by the Secretary of Transportation this morning on the FAA system outage. There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, but the President directed DOT to conduct a full investigation into the causes. The FAA will provide regular updates.
– Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) January 11, 2023
At least 1,230 flights delayed in the United States by 7:00 am US Eastern time, flight tracking website Flight Aware data showed.
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.
Update 3: The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.⁰⁰The 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.
– The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
I have been in touch with FAA this morning about an outage affecting a key system for providing safety information to pilots. FAA is working to resolve this issue swiftly and safely so that air traffic can resume normal operations, and will continue to provide updates.
– Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) January 11, 2023
Cleared Update No. 2 for all stakeholders: ⁰⁰The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage. ⁰⁰While some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited.
– The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
Soooo anybody wanna tell me why all the planes in ATL airport just got grounded and they saying the FAA shut down ALL flights nationally cuz uhmmmm yeah
– Remy Ma (@RealRemyMa) January 11, 2023
Anyone one else stranded? Our @united 🧑✈️ says there is a nation wide outage of FAA @FAANews computer systems.
– dj patil (@dpatil) January 11, 2023
Gotta love when you book a 6 am flight trying to avoid travel delays, but due to a nationwide FAA system issue the flight is delayed anyway. Going to be a long day 🙂
– Adele Burk (@BurkAdele) January 11, 2023
Some reports suggest that flights appear to be operating but with massive delays
760 Flights Delayed, 90 Flights Cancelled Across US After Glitch, news agency NBC reported.
The FAA is working to resolve a national systems issue that is impacting flights early this morning. Please check your flight status and we will share updates as the FAA provides them. https://t.co/Q7em8Q02gQ
– LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) January 11, 2023
“The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and reloading the system now,” the aviation body said in an update.
The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and reloading the system now.
Operations across the National Airspace System are affected.
We will provide frequent updates as we make progress.
– The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
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