FAA has struggled to modernize computer, air traffic operations

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WASHINGTON : The breakdown of a key computer system, which resulted in the suspension of U.S. flight departures on Wednesday, is not the first such issue to hinder Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations, and happened amid efforts to upgrade technology. The 90-minute halt, which was caused by a p

WASHINGTON : The breakdown of a key computer system, which resulted in the suspension of U.S. flight departures on Wednesday, is not the first such issue to hinder Federal Aviation Administration operations, and happened amid efforts to upgrade technology.

The OIG said its work"has shown that FAA has struggled to integrate key NextGen technologies and capabilities due to extended program delays that caused ripple effect delaysIn October, for example, the FAA said it was working to end a long-ridiculed, decades-old practice of air traffic controllers using paper flight strips to keep track of aircraft. But adopting the change at 49 major airports will take the FAA until late 2029.

“There's a great deal of work needed to reduce the backlog of sustainment work, upgrades and replacement of buildings and equipment needed to operate our nation's airspace safely,” FAA Deputy Administrator Bradley Mims said at the time.

 

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