Think they'd tell us if that was in fact the case, ie a Russian or Chinese hack just testing the waters? We'll know more if the lights go out later I guess.
FAA lifts ground stop on flights following computer outage The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting a ground stop on flights across the U.S. following a computer outage early Wednesday that resulted in thousands of delays and hundreds of cancellations quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide. https://www.wral.com/flight-delays-in-us-after-faa-computer-outage/20667089/
Apparently the outage was caused by an IT worker incorrectly replacing one file with another -- causing the entire system to come down. This also serves to underline that the FAA is operating using decades old faltering technology that is effectively being held together with bubble gum and duct tape. Software maintenance mistake at center of major FAA computer meltdown: Official https://hebervalleyradio.com/news/n...nter-of-major-faa-computer-meltdown-official/ FAA has struggled to modernize computer, air traffic operations https://www.reuters.com/technology/...e-computer-air-traffic-operations-2023-01-12/
Infrastructure problems in Texas cause power outages, NPC response is "Abbot bringing misery to Texas". Infrastructure problems cause FAA issues, "its an IT worker's fault - software needs to be better".
Hey kids, take a break! You're a government employee who's had a crap week, so... https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/01...s-transportation-department-expands-vacation/
Delta and American Airlines call off their unplanned merger https://news.yahoo.com/faa-investigates-close-call-between-192327413.html
Southwest has another complete meltdown today. All planes are grounded. It's like they are the Twitter 2.0 of airlines. Southwest Airlines stops all departures over ‘technology issues’ https://americanmilitarynews.com/20...-stops-all-departures-over-technology-issues/