Flights Delayed, Canceled Nationwide Because of FAA Computer Glitch

Fox News Channel ^ | November 19, 2009 | Fox News

[CedarDave]

DEVELOPING: An FAA computer glitch is causing flights to be delayed and canceled nationwide Thursday.

The Federal Aviation Administration's computer systems are experiencing problems retrieving flight plans, a spokeswoman said.

"We are having a problem processing flight plan information," the FAA's Kathleen Bergen explained in a prepared statement. "We are investigating the cause of the problem. We are processing flight plans manually and expect some delays."

[CedarDave]

Fox News reporting significant delays and some cancellations nationwide. Problem is expected to continue for many hours after computers are repaired as system has to work out delays. Advising expect delays if you plan to travel today.

[Oratam]

Cyber attack? It’s a shame we’ll never know for sure.

[The Sons of Liberty]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but one has to ask -

"Glitch", hackers or all out cyber attack?

[Gamecock]

Anyone try unplugging the computer and then rebooting?

[Gamecock]

Cyber attack?

Amish hackers.

[Doogle]

...of course if it were an attempt at cyber terror,I'm sure the transparent Obama Administration would tell us the truth.....don't you fell better now?

[ZX12R]

"Glitch", hackers or all out cyber attack?

Or something else entirely, and this is the cover story?

[Jackson57]

Cyber attack was the first thing that crossed my mind, too. With our lax security systems and the fact that the Army couldn’t seem to effectively deal with a murderous psychiatrist, it could very easily come from within, too. Doesn’t take much to infiltrate those type of systems.

[Willie Green]

Another good reason to build high-speed rail and Maglev!!!

[coloradan]

When will the “glitch” come that causes satellites to broadcast signals that disable ALL OnStar-equipped vehicles?

[garbanzo]

On Thursday November 19 2009, FAAnet became self-aware...

[mewzilla]

Or there’s been word of some terror threat and the Feds need an excuse to ground flights that won’t scare the snot outta the public....

[mountainlion]

Cyber attack? It’s a shame we’ll never know for sure.

The new systems that the FAA is pushing really don't work and the technicians are working overtime trying to make things work that the FAA paid premium price and were supposed to already work. I know one guy that said he already had $25,000 overtime this year working on stuff like this. The old host system used to crash at 10:00 every day.

[1rudeboy]

Cyber attack?

Windows NT?

[John W]

Probably just some routine probing in advance of a big one.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

At least Bush kept the ‘planes on time..

[Caribou]

Check here for delays: http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp

[w1andsodidwe]

Well it makes the data anomaly I discovered yesterday look minor. Nobody's life will be in danger while I research the problem and fix it.

[TSgt]

The east coast is a trainwreck...

http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp

[Dr. Ursus]

I used to work for the FAA. They once pushed a system that
a scientist that took a closer look and said it defied
the laws of physics.FAA management wrote the book on incompetence!