Communications failure in US air traffic control caused more than 10,000 delays a week after FAA's plan to retire floppy disks

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The FAA suspended departures in the United States for more than four hours on Friday, November 13, due to a communications failure in air traffic control. Aircraft already in flight were able to land, but departures were halted at the country's 22 regional centers and more than 10,000 delays and thousands of cancellations were recorded in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York. Authorities attributed the problem to an overload in the routers of the telecommunications network and ruled out a cyberattack. The episode came a week after the FAA announced the gradual retirement of floppy disks at more than 400 facilities before the end of 2028.

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The FAA suspended departures for more than four hours on Friday, November 13, due to a communications failure in air traffic control.
More than 10,000 delays and thousands of cancellations were recorded at airports such as Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York.
Authorities attributed the failure to an overload in the routers of the telecommunications network and ruled out a cyberattack.

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