The FAA’s bringing new safeguards to its system.
. In a letter to lawmakers viewed by the outlets, FAA administrator Billy Nolen says the agency’s system now has safeguards in place to stop corrupt files from interfering with its backup database.
The outage took place on January 11th and involved a computer glitch affecting the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions system. This system provides pilots and other personnel with essential status updates, including information about runway closures, flocks of birds in the airspace, and other safety hazards. The outage lasted more than two hours and impacted over 11,000 flights across the country.
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