FAA Says Router Malfunction Led To Ground Stop

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, flanked by FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford and FAA Chief Technology Officer Rebecca Guy, briefs reporters Nov. 14.

Credit: U.S. Transportation Department
A malfunctioning router at an FAA communications facility undergoing conversion from legacy copper wiring to fiber infrastructure led the agency to implement a nationwide ground stop that caused thousands of flight cancellations, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Nov. 14. Briefing...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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