>The FAA has issued a nationwide departure ground stop “due to several impacts to ATC Frequencies and/or Radar capabilities,” the Air Current reported, referring to air traffic control systems. The FAA command center said it does not have further information on the “timing or cause of this outage,” the publication said.
(from Bloomberg)
cynicalpeace 2 hours ago||
If/when civilization collapses, flights will be the first thing to go.
tediousgraffit1 36 minutes ago||
bgp
OhMeadhbh 3 hours ago||
Does this affect the SpaceX launch?
0xbadcafebee 2 hours ago||
I know we're all having fun in the comments. But please think about this next time you vote, local/county/state/national. There are people in charge who are not funding upgrading these systems, because their constituents don't want their taxes raised to pay for it. That lack of funding is annoying to some, has an enormous economic impact to many, and is now risking tens of thousands of lives who are literally up in the air. There are planes carrying body parts destined for transplant that are grounded. People who need to get home to their families. All because nobody wanted to pay for what we knew we needed to fix.
Centigonal 2 hours ago|
One thing to add is that this is bipartisan: both parties have failed to adequately fund ATC updates, and it sometimes feels like there's more interest in vanity projects than fundamental infrastructure funding and solving personnel shortages (ATC is a very difficult career, and the pay, benefits and prestige are not incredible. Fewer and fewer people are choosing to go into this very critical line of work).
0x4e 2 hours ago||
Friday 13th…
KyleSanderson 3 hours ago|
@dang can you fix the link.
bombcar 2 hours ago|
@dang also plz plug the “FAA ATC” cable back in; it was needed.