The computer glitch that forced the US civil aviation regulator (FAA) to temporarily suspend US domestic flights on January 11 was caused by a contractor mistakenly deleting files, the FAA said on Thursday. FAA agency.
The agency it had previously blamed the flaw, which caused thousands of cancellations and delays on January 11, to a damaged database file.
There is no evidence of a cyberattack
The investigation continues, but the agency says it has found no evidence linking the incident to a malicious act or cyberattack.
On the other hand, the FAA is taking measures so that the information system in question, designed to warn the crew of an aircraft in real time of possible dangers on the ground or in the sky, is “more resistant”.
US Transportation Minister Pete Buttigieg said on January 11 that he had asked the FAA to determine the causes of the problem and explain why the systems that were supposed to take over in case of problems had not worked. .
Source: BFM TV
