>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
> Update 4: The FAA is making progress in restoring its Notice to Air Missions system following an overnight outage. Departures are resuming at
@EWRairport
and
@ATLairport
due to air traffic congestion in those areas. We expect departures to resume at other airports at 9 a.m. ET.
> Flights to US airports have been groundstopped by the FAA until at least 09:30 ET (1430 UTC). This means any flight not in the air already will not be allowed to depart. Image: flights over US now compared to same time last week. About 700 fewer flights airborne now.
> Flights are being held as the FAA works to bring the NOTAM (NOtice To Air Missions) system back online.
> Update 3: The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.
> The FAA has ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information.
> The President has been briefed by the Secretary of Transportation this morning on the FAA system outage. There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, but the President directed DOT to conduct a full investigation into the causes. The FAA will provide regular updates.
>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
https://mobile.twitter.com/FAANews/status/161317140080139468...
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Edit - Update from FAA:
> Update 4: The FAA is making progress in restoring its Notice to Air Missions system following an overnight outage. Departures are resuming at @EWRairport and @ATLairport due to air traffic congestion in those areas. We expect departures to resume at other airports at 9 a.m. ET.
https://mobile.twitter.com/FAANews/status/161316273572174643...
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Flightradar24 are reporting:
> Flights to US airports have been groundstopped by the FAA until at least 09:30 ET (1430 UTC). This means any flight not in the air already will not be allowed to depart. Image: flights over US now compared to same time last week. About 700 fewer flights airborne now.
> Flights are being held as the FAA works to bring the NOTAM (NOtice To Air Missions) system back online.
https://mobile.twitter.com/flightradar24/status/161315347921...
Latest FAA update:
> Update 3: The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.
> The FAA has ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information.
https://mobile.twitter.com/FAANews/status/161314857927045939...
Statement from the white house:
> The President has been briefed by the Secretary of Transportation this morning on the FAA system outage. There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, but the President directed DOT to conduct a full investigation into the causes. The FAA will provide regular updates.
https://mobile.twitter.com/PressSec/status/16131535612899328...
I believe this means that nothing can take off, but aircraft already in the air can continue to their planned destinations.