Operations were gradually being restored across the country hours after hundreds of flights across the United States were delayed due to a massive technical glitch today.
A compute glitch was reported on Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) computer which grounded hundreds of flights Across the United States were grounded today.
"Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the US following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews. The ground stop has been lifted," the FAA said in tweet.
Here are the LIVE Updates:
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FAA has determined that the safety system affected by the overnight outage is fully restored, and the nationwide ground stop will be lifted effective immediately. I have directed an after-action process to determine root causes and recommend next steps.
- Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) January 11, 2023
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.
- The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
We continue to look into the cause of the initial problem
"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
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
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
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.
- The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
Operations across the National Airspace System are affected.
We will provide frequent updates as we make progress.
