The workers “unintentionally deleted files” on the alert system for pilots, causing thousands of flights to be delayed on Jan. 11, just weeks after another nationwide air travel failure.
Tag: Federal Aviation Administration
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‘Delta 1943, Cancel Takeoff’: Wrong Turn Results in Near Miss at J.F.K.
An American Airlines plane crossed about 1,000 feet ahead of a Delta flight about to depart from Kennedy International Airport, officials said.
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The Week in Business: More Air Travel Chaos
Consumer prices continue to cool down. Goldman Sachs began one of its largest rounds of layoffs since the 2008 financial crisis. And Elon Musk is to go to trial over a 2018 tweet about Tesla.
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FAA Outage Highlights Fragility of the Aviation System
The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights Wednesday morning after a system to alert pilots to safety issues went down, just two weeks after a major Southwest Airlines meltdown.
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Thousands of Airline Passengers Affected by FAA System Outage
For the second time in recent weeks, the U.S. airline industry faced major delays. This time, it wasn’t the airlines’ fault.