KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Reuters) -- A communications failure that halted flight departures across the United States on Friday has renewed scrutiny of the country's aging air traffic control network, raising questions about its resilience even as the government spends billions of dollars to modernise it, Reuters reported.
US Flight Shutdown Exposes Deepening Air Traffic Network Crisis
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A communications failure caused a nationwide US ground stop lasting over four hours, disrupting roughly 11,000 flights. The incident occurred as officials sought US$30.1 billion to modernize the aging air traffic control network.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the outage to overloaded switches and routers on the FAA's legacy network.
- More than 1.5 million passengers were scheduled to depart on about 11,000 flights after the ground stop began.
- The FAA classified 51 of its 138 air traffic control systems as unsustainable in a 2024 report.
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