The failure, which began Tuesday night, affected a crucial information system for pilots and crews. “We continue to investigate the cause,” the FAA detailed.
Update 4: The FAA is making progress in restoring its Notice to Air Missions system following an overnight outage. Departures are resuming at @EWRairport and @ATLairport due to air traffic congestion in those areas. We expect departures to resume at other airports at 9 am ET.
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews)
January 11, 2023
All the flights Local flights were suspended until 09:00 with the exception of Newark Liberty (a western suburb of New York) and Atlanta airports, where they were resumed earlier to avoid heavy traffic congestion.
President Joe Biden said he had spoken with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, but the source of the failure is unknown at this time.
“Planes can continue to land safely, but not take off at the moment,” Biden had said. Although regulators “don’t know what the cause is,” they hope to have an idea within hours, he added.
Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Twitter that there are currently “no signs of a cyberattack.”