Washington Times · Jan 20, 2023
FAA says contractors mistakenly deleted files while working on the pilot-notification system
Planes sit on the tarmac at Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting a ground stop on flights across the U.S. following a computer outage early Wednesday that resulted ...The Federal Aviation Administration says contractors “unintentionally deleted files” while working on a live database and backup of its key pilot-notification system, prompting the unusual outage that grounded planes nationwide last week.
The FAA statement on its preliminary review sheds more light on the failure of the Notice to Air Missions system that warns pilots of potential hazards.