FAA says contractor unintentionally deleted files before outage disrupted thousands of flights
Publishing timestamp: 2023-01-19 20:43:48
Summary
The FAA said that a contractor unintentionally deleted files before the outage of the pilot-alert system that caused thousands of flights to be delayed last week. The FAA has not found evidence of a cyberattack or malicious intent and is still investigating what occurred. Airline executives have complained about inadequate funding and staffing for the FAA, calling it a wake-up call for political leaders in Washington.
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