Flights resume nationwide after FAA systems rebooted
Jack Birle
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The Federal Aviation Administration said systems have been restored after an outage grounded domestic flights at airports nationwide.
The agency said the previously ordered ground stop has been lifted and that it will investigate the problem that led to the systemic shutdown early Wednesday morning.
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“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. We continue to look into the cause of the initial problem,” the FAA tweeted just before 9 a.m. EST.
The Notice to Air Missions System, which sends out essential notices to pilots, had to be reloaded Wednesday early morning, according to the agency. Several airlines confirmed having problems with flights being given clearance to depart.
The FAA stated on Twitter that the Notice to Air Missions System was down and being rebooted at approximately 6:29 a.m. EST. At around 8:15 a.m. EST, the FAA confirmed that flights had resumed at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.
Several of the top U.S. airlines confirmed the FAA problems had affected flight operations, with United Airlines saying customers affected will be issued a travel waiver to change their plans.
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More than 750 flights into, within, or out of the United States have been canceled, and more than 4,300 have been delayed, per FlightAware.
While the cause of the systemic failure is unknown, the White House said there is “no evidence” that it was from a cyberattack.