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Communication failure at Denver air traffic control caused by ‘overlapping outages,’ FAA says
Pilots flying near Denver International Airport lost contact with air traffic control for almost two minutes on May 12.
FAA determines cause of air traffic communications outage in Denver
The Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center, located in Longmont, directs planes flying at high altitude between airports in ...
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The 3 FAA Failures Creating a Dangerous Mess in the Skies
Air traffic controllers handling flights for Newark Liberty International Airport experienced another troubling communications ... internal FAA report called "STARS Remote Tower Failures Background." ...
Air traffic controllers in Florida briefly lost radar after fiber optic line was cut
Air traffic controllers in Florida briefly lost their radar Friday after a fiber optic line was cut, but the outage didn’t ...
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FAA: May air traffic control outage caused by 'overlapping outages to radio transmitters and circuits'
More than a month after Denver7 Investigates first reported that up to 20 pilots en route to DIA were unable to speak to air ...
Air Traffic Control in the US Still Runs on Windows 95 and Floppy Disks
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking contractors to modernize its decades-old computer systems within four years.
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Cut fiber line near Jacksonville briefly disrupts air traffic controllers around Southeast
The FAA said a backup system kicked so the outage didn't lead to flight disruptions like what happened after similar outages ...
Air traffic controller says he won't fly out of Newark Airport after harrowing equipment failures
A Newark air traffic controller says he's not sure if he'll ever return to the job after several equipment failures caused ...
Windows 95 and floppy disks are still crucial for modern US air travel
If you are planning a flight to the USA in the near future, you should know this: Without Windows 95 and floppy discs, many ...