US Air Traffic Halt Caused by ‘Unintentionally’ Deleted Files
- FAA issues update in its investigation of Jan. 11 outage
- Failure of FAA notice system caused widespread disruption
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The contractors who damaged computer files leading to the massive Jan. 11 disruptions to the US flight system did so “unintentionally,” aviation regulators said Thursday.
The latest preliminary findings by the Federal Aviation Administration indicate that “contract personnel,” who weren’t identified, were attempting to correct discrepancies between a live database and its backup when they accidentally deleted files, the agency said in an emailed statement.