The Federal Aviation Administration used a backup system to send real -time security alerts to the drivers on Saturday evening, because its main was “to undergo a temporary failure,” said the transport service.
“The main NOTAM system is experiencing a temporary breakdown, but there is currently no impact on the national airspace system because a backup system is in place,” said Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said on social networks.
Mr. Duffy referred to “Air Missions Opinion”, the alerts that FAA uses Share information on the dangers in the air or on the groundLike closed tracks, airspace restrictions and navigation signal disturbances.
He said the FAA was trying to fully restore the system and that the agency would provide updates to its status every 30 minutes. But he warned against any “residual” flight delays on Sunday morning.
Sunday at 2 am, there had been no additional updates on the failure on the official accounts of the social media of Mr. Duffy or on those of the FAA or the Department of Transport.
The FAA website had a notice Explaining that agency technicians were trying to restore “service breakdowns” to the Notam system. It was not immediately clear if these breakdowns were in the main Notam system or in the backup system, or both, or if progress had been made since Mr. Duffy’s announcement on Saturday evening. The agency did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
The National Airpace System of the United States covers an area of ​​more than 29 million square miles, and the FAA provides air service to more than 45,000 flights per day in this area, According to the agency.
The FAA has been modernizing the Notam system, which has I went before. After a breakdown of January 2023, departures across the country were arrested for about 90 minutes.
It is a story in development.
