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The FAA has ordered a nationwide pause on all domestic departures following a computer failure that has impacted flights around the country.
"The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage," said the FAA announcing the temporary grounding of all planes nationwide. "The FAA has ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information."
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed in a tweet that President Joe Biden has been briefed and said "there is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point."Buttigieg," President Joe Biden said addressing the media on the South Lawn of the White House. "They don't know what the cause is. But I was on the phone with him about 10 minutes. I told him report directly to me when they find out. Aircrafts can still land safely, just not take off right now.
"The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and repopulating the system now. Operations across the National Airspace System are affected. We will provide frequent updates as we make progress," said the FAA."The Federal Aviation Administration is experiencing an outage with its NOTAM system, which provides critical flight safety operation information," said American Airlines.
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