An airline source told CBS News the outage was a "major safety issue." When was NOTAM created? Air traffic operations started using NOTAMs in 1947, according to FAA documents. At the time, the notices were modeled after the Notice to Mariners, which advised ship captains about hazards on t...
If you’re unable to get near-instant approval with LAANC,you should fill out the FAA’s online airspace authorization form over here. After submitting the form the FAA “will strive to review and issue decisions on waiver/authorization requests within 90 days. Processing times will vary based...
In addition, at selected locations, FSSs provide En Route Flight Advisory Service (Flight Watch), take weather observations, issue airport advisories, and advise Customs and Immigration of transborder flights. GDP Ground Delay Program. Ground Delay Programs are implemented to control air traffic ...
Nolen said there is now a delay in synchronizing the databases to avoid both the main and backup going down at the same time. But he can't rule out a repeat. "Could I sit here today and tell you there will never be another issue on the NOTAM system? No, sir, I cannot," Nolen s...
Winter storms derailed holiday travel in late December, prompting widespread cancellations and a crisis at Southwest Airlines after it buckled from all the schedule changes. The NOTAM system failed at 3:28 p.m. on Tuesday, according to an FAA notice. The issue resulted from a corrupted sy...
They didn’t understand that the regulations actually require hazardous materials training when you are carrying HAZMAT on the aircraft. Because of that, I ended up alerting the FAA to this issue, which is why this is in here.If you previously had someone else, like a manufacturer or “...
In itsfirst word on the outagesince January 11, the day the FAA's Notice to Air Mission Systems (NOTAM)went offline, the agency said contract personnel were working to correct a synchronization issue between the live primary database and a backup copy. In the process, some incorrect keys we...
FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrencewas inMexico CityWednesday morning waiting for a flight to the U.S. when the issue began. "We had actually partially boarded our flight and was sitting in the chair, and we were told we had to get off the flight because all flights going into the...
NOTE: Taxi and Movement Operations Change The sterile cockpit rule refers to a concept outlined in 14 CFR Part 121, sections 121.542 and 135.100 that requires ight As of June 30, 2010, controllers are required to issue explicit crews to refrain from engaging in activities that could distract ...
"There was a systems issue overnight that led to a ground stop because of the way safety information was moving through the system," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told a news conference. Even though the problem was fixed quickly, he warned travelers to expect to see effects "rippling...