All U.S. Flights Grounded Due to FAA Computer Outage
byDaniel McCarthy/Update 7:20 a.m. EST: The FAA has issued a statement that it "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 8:10 a.m. EST: The FAA says that all flights are safe to land, but departures are still halted.
Update 8:15 a.m. EST: The FAA says it is making progress "in restoring its Notice to Air Missions system following an overnight outage. Departures are resuming at Newark Airport and Atlanta Airport due to air traffic congestion in those areas. We expect departures to resume at other airports at 9 a.m."
Updated 8:50 a.m. EST: The FAA has officially lifted its ground stop and operations are resuming nationwide after about a four-hour period.
Travelers on Wednesday morning are dealing with more flight issues. This time it’s a nationwide grounding.
由于联邦航空协会(FAA)的计算机故障,大约四个小时,从美国东部标准时间上午5点到美国东部时间上午9点,因此在全国范围内实现了一项基础。具体而言,该问题正在影响负责向飞行员发送危害和实时限制的系统,该飞行员称为航空任务通知或Notam系统。
"The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and repopulating the system now," said the FAA in an update on Wednesday morning. "Operations across the National Airspace System are affected. We will provide frequent updates as we make progress."
几家航空公司和机场证实了这一问题,其中包括美国人,该问题在社交媒体上的一条消息中说:“ FAA中断正在影响包括所有航空公司在内的所有航班。我们衷心感谢您的耐心解决这一问题。”
美国东部时间上午6:45之后不久,联合航空公司周三上午也证实了这一消息,并表示正在暂时推迟所有国内航班。
"The FAA system that sends out important real-time flight hazards & restrictions to all commercial airline pilots--Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM)--is currently suffering a nationwide outage. United has temporarily delayed all domestic flights and will issue an update when we learn more from the FAA," it said.
The issue was also confirmed through a message from the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC).
“美国“诺塔姆”系统失败在2028 z。Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration of service at this time,” the message said.
As of 11:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday morning, 6,743 flights within, in, or out of the U.S. have been delayed and another 1,072 have been canceled,according to FlightAware.
The story is developing and will be updated in real time.