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Computer failure disrupts US air travel
Thousands of flights were canceled or delayed in the United States on Wednesday after a computer failure forced the American civil aviation regulator (FAA) to temporarily suspend all domestic flights, the White House ruled out a cyber attack. The blackout, which began Tuesday night, affected critical information systems for pilots and crews. To ensure air traffic safety, the FAA has decided to suspend all domestic flights on the east coast of the country until 9:00 a.m. (14:00) 00 GMT), with some exceptions, is the time to fix the problem. According to a recent tweet from the FAA, “normal air traffic operations are gradually being restored” across the country. More than 1,100 flights were canceled and more than 7,300 were cancelled. It was delayed at around 17:30 GMT, according to estimates from the specialist website Flight Aware. – Cause unknown – At Ronald Reagan Airport near Washington, D.C., signs The flight deck was full of red flags indicating delays. Another flight to Cabo, Mexico. “We were leaving when we got a message that the flight was going to be delayed,” he said. Vince Hamilton’s flight to Chicago has already been delayed twice. He plans to rent a car if he misses his connection in St. Louis, where he is supposed to take a bus. Several flights to the United States have also been delayed at the Mexico airport, an AFP journalist noted. The cause of the crash, which has not yet been determined by the FAA, was stopped. When asked about the topic before the flight ban was lifted, US President Joe Biden said he had spoken to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, but did so. at that time he does not know the origin of the accident. Regulators are “waiting to get a better idea in a few hours and will react then,” he indicated. Door – White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Twitter that at this stage there is “no indication that this is a cyber attack.” Pete Buttigieg called for an investigation “to determine the cause (of the service disruption) and recommend next steps.” – “Unacceptable” – US Senate Transportation Secretary Maria Cantwell, the president of the secretary, also warned that a committee will investigate the causes of the violations. Air travel in the United States has already been hit hard by extreme cold weather and snow around Christmastime, which has caused multiple days of cancellations at Southwest Airlines. “Today’s catastrophic failure of the FAA system sends a clear signal that America’s transportation system is in dire straits and in need of major improvement,” said the American Tourism Association. Like Sen. Ted Cruz, who called the agency’s failure to operate a security-critical system “unacceptable” in a statement. e Steve Dickson at the end of March 2021. The White House proposed replacing him with Philip Washington in July, but Congress still wouldn’t hear him, thus preventing him from taking office. Wednesday’s accident allows flight crews to communicate information about risks at airports, such as runway work. AFP Michel Merluzeau, analyst at AIR, a specialist firm at Juliett Alpha. About 2 million passengers could potentially be affected by the incident.bur-jum/tu/vgr
