Computer glitch delays US flights.11/19/2009 5:48:59 PM A computer glitch A temporary or random hardware malfunction. It is possible that a bug in a program may cause the hardware to appear as if it had a glitch in it and vice versa. At times it can be extremely difficult to determine whether a problem lies within the hardware or the software. See glitch attack. has caused widespread delays and the cancellations of flights in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control (FAA) has said. FAA officials said the glitch, which lasted for five hours on Thursday, forced airlines to enter their flight plans manually. But it said there were no safety issues arising from the problem, which was fixed shortly afterward. The problem occurred in the Atlanta-based computer system that provides data about flight plans, the Reuters news agency quoted Arlene Salac, an FAA spokeswoman, as saying. "There are not any safety concerns or safety issues," she said. Flights cancelled Doug Church, a spokesman for the National Air Traffic Controllers Union, said controllers were still entering flight plans manually in some places even after the glitch was fixed, the Associated Press news agency reported. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's John F Kennedy International Airport Noun 1. Kennedy International Airport - a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City Kennedy Interrnational, Kennedy Long Island - an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end was operating at 40 to 50 per cent efficiency because of the glitch. AirTran Airways said 38 flights were cancelled and dozens more were delayed nationwide because of the problem. Delta Air Lines was also experiencing flight delays and cancellations, a spokeswoman said. The delays were made worse by inclement weather in the Northeast, with airports in the Chicago, Washington, DC, and New York metropolitan areas reporting disruptions. Aljazeera.net 2003 - 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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