FAA Identifies Contractor Involved in Outage That Grounded Over 11,000 Planes

FAA Identifies Contractor Involved in Outage That Grounded Over 11,000 Planes
United Airlines planes at Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on Jan. 11, 2023. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images
Bryan Jung
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified the contractor involved in the outage of a safety bulletin system that caused a stop in passenger air travel nationwide.

The agency announced on Jan. 26, that it would directly ban contract personnel involved in the incident from accessing its buildings and systems during the investigation, reported Reuters.
Bryan Jung
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Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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