The failure of a key federal safety system led to widespread disruptions in domestic air travel for the second time in two weeks, prompting a fresh round of scrutiny from lawmakers amid continued breakdowns in technology.
“We will be looking into what caused this outage and how redundancy plays a role in preventing future outages,” she said.Rep. Rick Larsen , his party’s leader on the House Transportation Committee, said he spoke with Buttigieg on Wednesday and would “continue to monitor this disruption to our air travel system until it is resolved.”Sen.
NAV CANADA, that country’s air traffic control provider, said it also had an outage affecting newly issued NOTAMs for about three hours, beginning at 10:20 a.m. Eastern time. Spokeswoman Vanessa Adams said the cause is under investigation, but they do not believe it is related to the FAA problems. According to a memo circulated by American Airlines’ flight operations director Wednesday, the outage meant the airline could not issue flight plans or fueling paperwork. A memo sent later in the day noted it also faced challenges in booking accommodations for crew members.
Some industry leaders pointed to the system failure as another example of the need to modernize the agency that regulates and oversees the nation’s airspace. As delays on his Air Canada flight grew, he had booked another ticket on American as a backup. Meanwhile, at 9:30 a.m., he kept an eye on the terminal window, watching the runway as jets began to taxi out. It was a promising sign, but he said he wouldn’t become hopeful until one of his two flights had taken off. His afternoon meetings already were rescheduled for Thursday.
“We decided to just cut our losses,” said Doug Fuchs, as they prepared to head back to their D.C. home. “We didn’t want to spend all day in the airport.”
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