JANUARY 12, 2023:
UNDATED (AP)- Delays and cancellations among flights across the United States were minimal on Thursday (Jan. 12, 2023), a day after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed, grounding some planes for hours. There were 636 delays into, within or out of the United States as of Thursday morning, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. There were 82 cancellations. That compares with more than 1,300 flight cancellations and 9,000 delays Wednesday.
JANUARY 11, 2023, 10AM UPDATE:
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of flight delays and cancellations are rippling across the U.S. after computer outage led to a grounding order for all departing aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA is working to restore what is known as the Notice to Air Missions System. Before commencing a flight, pilots are required to consult Notices to Air Missions, which list potential adverse impacts on flights. While the White House initially said that there is no evidence of a cyberattack, President Joe Biden said “we don’t know” and told reporters that he’s directed the Department of Transportation to investigate the cause of the disruption. Nearly 5,000 flights were delayed and almost 900 were cancelled by around 10 a.m.
JANUARY 11, 2023:
NEW YORK (AP) — A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration has brought flights to a standstill across the U.S., with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide. The FAA ordered all U.S. flights to delay departures until 9 a.m. Eastern, though airlines said Wednesday (Jan. 10, 2023) that they were aware of the situation and had already begun grounding flights. At 8:30 a.m. Eastern, there were more than 3,700 delayed flights within, into or out of the United States. More than 550 were cancelled.
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