Flights across the US grounded due to computer outage (NYSE:DAL)
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An outage for a crucial computer system procedure operated by the Federal Aviation Administration triggered flights across the US to be grounded on Wednesday.
The company introduced a notice at 4:18 AM ET that the Detect to Air Missions (NOTAM) process, a process that updates pilots of prospective hazards and changes together flight routes, had failed. In accordance to NBC News, this outage has grounded all flights nationwide on Wednesday early morning. The update indicated there is no timeline as to when support will be restored.
“The FAA is functioning to restore its See to Air Missions Process. We are carrying out remaining validation checks and reloading the program now. Functions across the Countrywide Airspace Program are influenced. We will deliver regular updates as we make progress,” an FAA update unveiled at 6:30 AM ET mentioned.
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This is a establishing story and will be up-to-date as the situation progresses.
