Technology19.11.2009
Computer glitch causes flight delays
“It’s a system-wide problem and it’s a problem getting looked at right now,” FAA spokeswoman Diane Spitalieri told AFP. “It’s slowing down the system significantly.”
She said the flight delays would increase if the problem does not get resolved quickly, as pilots were now forced to file their flight plans manually.
The system malfunction was affecting flights across the eastern United States.
The affected computer system appeared to be the National Airspace Data Interchange Network.
A malfunction of that system in August 2008 delayed hundreds of flights in the eastern part of the country, causing the FAA to shift processing to a backup location in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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