Aug 26 2008
FAA computer failure causes massive airline flight delays across entire U.S.; salespeople celebrate their tax dollars at work
On August 26, a failure in network communication to an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) computer center, located south of Atlanta, delayed hundreds of flights nationwide, as U.S. airlines waited for approval of their flight plans. Dozens of major airports were affected by the failure, especially in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and mid-Atlantic cities.
The FAA had to divert all flight plan processing to a second data center, located near Salt Lake City. The resulting backlog caused departure delays of two hours or more in major airline hubs. Agency officials diagnosed the fault and had normal operations running again in less than one day, but some industry observers speculated whether this incident shows that the FAA system is vulnerable to more problems in the future.
So, were any sales pros affected by these flight delays? Leave us a comment below, and let us know how you feel about the fine folks at the FAA…
