The U.S. air travel system saw a quick rebound after Wednesday’s crippling failure of a Federal Aviation Administration safety system, with airlines reporting few delays and cancellations Thursday morning.
While many previous issues largely stemmed from internal problems at airlines, the latest disruption put the federal government’s own infrastructure in the spotlight.Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pledged Wednesday to find the root cause of the problem.
The NOTAMs system is little known by the public, but is a way to share safety updates with pilots and underpins the inner workings of the aviation system. Pilots are supposed to consult the bulletins — which can provide warnings of closed runways and other hazards — before departing. “Trust me, we’ve heard our stakeholders loud and clear on that, and we are doing our best to come up with a way to keep that information that’s relevant to the stakeholder up front,” Alfonso said in the briefing.
“I’m really pleased with the FAA in terms of calling a timeout yesterday,” Isom said in a Thursday interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “We talked about, ‘Hey, what’s best to do?’ Safety first. We’ve built the safest, most reliable, largest network in the world and we’re really pleased with the safety and we always have to keep that in mind.”
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