2023 FAA system outage
| Date | January 11, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location | Across the United States |
| Cause | NOTAM system fail; the cause is under investigation |
| Outcome | Suspension of all US domestic flights |
On January 11, 2023, US flights were grounded or delayed as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled to fix a system outage.[1][2] FAA paused all flight departures until 9 a.m. ET, local time.[2]
Flights already in the air were allowed to continue to their destinations.[1] Around 8:30 a.m. ET, flights were beginning to resume departures.[1]
Notably, this was the first time since September 11, 2001 that the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop in the United States.
Incident
The FAA had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures after its pilot alerting Notice to Air Missions system went offline overnight causing extensive disruption.[1][2] Around 8:30 a.m. ET, flights were beginning to resume departures, and departures at other airports were expected to resume by 9 a.m..[1] However, the airlines may implement ground delay programs, which could potentially lead to further timetable issues.[2]
Aftermath
A total of 32,578 flights were delayed within, into or out of the United States as of 8:07 a.m. ET, and another 409 within, into or out of the country were also canceled.[1]
After the incident, shares of US carriers fell in the premarket trading: Southwest Airlines was down 2.4%, while Delta Air Lines Inc, United Airlines and American Airlines were down about 1%.[1]
Reactions
US President Joe Biden has been briefed on the FAA system outage.[3] The White House said there was no evidence of a cyberattack in relation to the system outage,[4] but the president has asked for an investigation.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "U.S. flights beginning to resume after FAA system outage". Reuters. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Flight departures halted across the United States due to FAA system outage". CNN. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b "The President has been briefed by the Secretary of Transportation this morning on the FAA system outage". Twitter.
- ^ "US flights grounded due to FAA systems outage". MSN. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.