Recent preliminary findings from the US Federal Aviation Administration show that unidentified “contractor personnel” are attempting to correct inconsistencies between the database in use and its backup, at which point they accidentally deleted files, causing disruption to air traffic in the country. January 11th.
The outage lasted less than two hours, but caused thousands of flight delays and cancellations. The Civil Aviation Authority was initially unsure whether the actions were intentional or unintentional, a person familiar with the investigation said last week.
Source: Ferra
