US lifts nationwide flight suspensions citing outdated systems

Matichon•International•48m ago

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The United States has lifted a nationwide flight suspension caused by outdated air traffic control systems.

•The Federal Aviation Administration suspended all outgoing flights on Friday, November 13.
•US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced the suspension was lifted at 20:15 EST.
•The cause was identified as outdated air traffic control systems lacking congressional budget support.
•US Secretary of Homeland Security Mark Wayne Mullin denied any link to cyberattacks or the Microsoft outage on November 12.

•The Federal Aviation Administration suspended all outgoing flights nationwide on Friday, November 13.
•Sean Duffy announced the suspension was lifted at 20:15 EST, which corresponds to approximately 08:15 on October 14 in Thailand.
•Sean Duffy and Mark Wayne Mullin stated the suspension was caused by outdated air traffic control systems that were not updated due to a lack of budget support from the US Congress.
•Mark Wayne Mullin confirmed there is no evidence the event was caused by a cyberattack or related to the Microsoft system outage on November 12.
•Sean Duffy noted that the event caused a chain reaction of effects and problems that will continue for several days.
•Mark Wayne Mullin warned that similar events could occur again if there is no major overhaul of the transportation system.
•Sean Duffy stated that all systems will be able to operate normally before the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Mark Wayne Mullin

"If there is no major overhaul of the transportation system"

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Federal Aviation Administration(สำนักงานบริหารการบินแห่งชาติของสหรัฐ)ℹ️

The US agency that ordered the suspension of all outgoing flights nationwide.

Microsoft(ไมโครซอฟท์)ℹ️

An organization whose system outage occurred on November 12.

US Congress(รัฐสภา)ℹ️

The body whose lack of budget support led to outdated air traffic control systems.

Sean Duffy(ฌอน ดัฟฟี)ℹ️

The US Secretary of Transportation who announced the lifting of flight suspensions.

Mark Wayne Mullin(มาร์กเวย์น มัลลิน)ℹ️

The US Secretary of Homeland Security who denied links to cyberattacks.

White House(ทำเนียบขาว)ℹ️

The location where Sean Duffy held a press conference.

United States(สหรัฐ)ℹ️

The country where the flight suspensions occurred.