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An abnormality in the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system disrupted flight operations across the United States at one point on the morning of the 11th (local time).
On this day, CNN and the Associated Press reported that “the FAA has delayed the start of all flights in the United States until 9:00 am (Eastern United States time).” The FAA resumed the start of all flights around 9:00 for the same day after completing system inspections.
Earlier in the morning, the FAA said in a statement that “the system related to updating the FAA flight information (NOTAM) is not working.” Notam is a system that provides information that pilots must understand before take off. The Associated Press explained, “In the past, information was given to pilots based on telephone communication, but now everything is done online.”
Some airports, including Newark Liberty International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, resumed operations after making progress in restoring the FAA system around 8:30 a.m. that day. After that, takeoff resumed around 9:00 am from all airports in the United States.
The White House said on the same day that there was no evidence that the failure of the FAA system was the result of a cyber attack. US President Joe Biden met with reporters this morning and said, “The plane can still land safely, but it can’t take off right now.” White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said on Twitter that “President Biden has received a report from the Secretary of Transportation about an abnormality in the Federal Aviation Administration system,” and “at this time, there is no evidence of a cyber attack .”
According to the New York Times (NYT) and ABC News, some flights in the United States were delayed or canceled due to an FAA system malfunction that day, and all flights were disrupted. The New York Times reported that more than 2,500 domestic and international flights from the United States have been delayed due to FAA system errors, citing data from FlightAware, an aviation information company. According to the air data company Sirium, about 21,000 flights are expected to take off in the United States on this day.
The initial delay was concentrated on the east coast, but gradually began to spread westwards. Miami Airport spokesman Greg Chin said international flights to Miami International Airport are still landing, but all departures after 6:30 a.m. are being delayed.
Previously, United Airlines in the US said it was delaying the departure of all domestic flights, and American Airlines told CNN that all flights were affected. American Airlines said in a statement: “We are monitoring the situation closely. All flights are affected. We are cooperating with the FAA to minimize flight disruptions and damage to customers.”
However, the Associated Press reported that flights leaving Europe and arriving in the United States did not appear to be significantly affected. Irish airline Aer Lingus said flights to the US were continuing. Flights to Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles in the United States are operating as scheduled, the Dublin Airport website in Ireland said.
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