More than 11,300 US flights were delayed or cancelled yesterday, according to Flight Aware, in the first national grounding of domestic traffic in about two decades.
The FAA computer failure prevented airports from filing updated safety notices that warn pilots of potential hazards such as runway closures, equipment outages and construction, bringing flights to a temporary halt. The same file corrupted both the main system and its backup, said people familiar with the review, who asked not to be identified.
Arjun Garg, former FAA chief counsel and acting deputy administrator, said that it was premature to draw any conclusions about the event, but that the agency was right to ground flights if a safety system was not operational.
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