All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

The FAA issued the ground stop “following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a social media post. “FAA technicians are investigating the issue.”

Air Route Traffic Control Centers are regional facilities that handle flights going across the country.

“Traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice,” the FAA said in an advisory. “International flights will be managed on a case by case basis.”

  • stumu415@lemmy.zip
    302·
    4 hours ago

    So it’s indeed the result of implementing an AI system that completely overwhelmed the traffic control systems.

    How is there no oversight or proper testing? And why roll this out on a Friday?

    Everything reaks of incompetence. This regime is so lucky nothing bad happened and lives were lost.

    Now this asshat in charge of the department of transportation, wants 50 billion dollars and blames the Biden administration.

    Fuck all.