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FAA Outage Impacts All U.S. Flights – Intercessors for America

So many flights are at risk, and countless people could be left stranded. Our infrastructure needs a prayer covering.

From CNBC. The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its nationwide halt of departing planes on Wednesday morning after a technology outage delayed thousands of flights, but airlines warned the issue will continue to disrupt travel throughout the day.

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The FAA said early Wednesday domestic departures would be paused until at least 9 a.m. ET while the agency worked to restore the Notice to Air Missions System, which is responsible for sending messages to all pilots, such as closed runways, hazards and other information. …

More than 4,500 U.S. flights were delayed as of 9:10 a.m. ET, according to flight-tracker FlightAware, and residual delays could last hours from the backup once the ground stop is lifted. …

More than 800 U.S. flights were cancelled on Wednesday. More than 23,000 flights were scheduled to, from and within the U.S., according to aviation data firm Cirium. …

By 8:15 a.m. ET, flights were resuming out of Newark Liberty International Airport and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the FAA said. …

“There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, but the President directed DOT to conduct a full investigation into the causes,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a tweet. …

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(Excerpt from CNBC. Photo Credit: L.Filipe C.Sousa on Unsplash)

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