The FAA updates flight system to prevent future outages
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#68BTA)
Image: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images The US Federal Aviation Administration has made some changes to prevent outages similar to the one that disrupted thousands of flights earlier this month, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. 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 (NOTAM) 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...