Controllers' aid hit by 2 glitches; Chaos at the airport: Day 2 Passengers go through another 24hrs of flight-delay misery.Byline: By TOM MCTAGUE THE Irish Aviation Authority The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), or Údaras Eithlíochta na hÉireann in Irish, is a state owned company and is responsible for the regulation of air travel in the Republic of Ireland and of the main international airports including Dublin, Cork and Shannon. had to shut down the radar it uses to guide planes safely in and out of Dublin Airport after two glitches. The first problem with the EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 115million French Thales system happened at 11.45am on Wednesday when it stopped displaying information for 10 minutes. It meant controllers could not identify aircraft. The second 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. was at 1.30pm. Departing aircraft were held on the ground and some in the air were told to maintain holding patterns. The IAA IAA abbr. indoleacetic acid Noun 1. IAA - a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots indoleacetic acid auxin - a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth 2. said: "The problem has happened four times since June. The maximum it was out was 30 minutes." CAPTION(S): UNRELIABLE French radar system |
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