WASHINGTON – The United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) ordered domestic departures paused until 9 a.m. yesterday after a system outage halted flight operations across the country.
“The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage,” the agency said in a statement, adding that while some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited.
The White House said that there is no sign of a cyber attack “at this point,” adding that President Joe Biden has been briefed.
“The president has been briefed by the secretary of transportation this morning on the FAA system outage. There is no evidence of a cyber attack at this point, but the President directed DOT (Department of Transportation) to conduct a full investigation into the causes. The FAA will provide regular updates,” tweeted Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.