US Air Traffic Operations Resume After FAA Grounds Flights Due To System Outage: Here's The Latest

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the order grounding U.S. flights on Wednesday morning, CNBC reports. More than 1,200 U.S. flights were delayed after the FAA witnessed an outage of the system that sends messages to pilots.

In a tweet, the FAA confirmed that, "Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S."

Update 5: Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews. The ground stop has been lifted.

We continue to look into the cause of the initial problem

— The FAA (@FAANews) January 11, 2023

Earlier on Wednesday morning, CNBC reported that Airlines for America, an industry group representing major U.S. carriers, said “This technology issue is causing significant operational delays across the National Airspace System.” The group represents Delta Air Lines Inc DAL, American Airlines Group Inc AAL, United Airlines Holdings Inc UAL, Southwest Airlines Co LUV.

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