US Federal Aviation Administration: Reversal of flight suspension decision
US Federal Aviation Administration cancels flight suspension decision and gradually resumes operations after fixing communication fault
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the cancellation of its ground stop order and the gradual resumption of air navigation operations following the restoration of communication systems, while anticipating continued delays and additional flight cancellations across the country.
The agency stated that some flights bound for Hawaii and other Pacific destinations received takeoff clearance, while other flights in various states were permitted to resume operations.
Previously, the FAA had suspended all flights at U.S. airports until further notice for safety reasons.
The agency said that international flights would be handled on a case-by-case basis.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg explained that a communications issue was affecting all air traffic control centers.
Meanwhile, CNN cited law enforcement officials who said initial reports indicated that the disruption affecting air travel was not caused by a cyberattack.
FlightAware reported that approximately 7,000 flights had been delayed or canceled at U.S. airports.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated that, based on current information, the incident appeared to be merely a communications failure.
He added that restoring flights in the United States would take some time.
He noted that authorities were considering the possibility of a cyberattack as part of the investigation into the disruption, but did not yet know if that was the cause.
In the meantime, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) announced the suspension of all flights departing for the United States.
NBC cited a Microsoft spokesperson who said there was no indication that the flight suspension was linked to the recent technical outage affecting their services.
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