Enterprise Weekly #408: Behind FAA's Downfall, NYC Enterprise Happy Hour, and More
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It’s Friday the 13th 👻 and something spooky occurred at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week. On Wednesday, the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions (Notam) pilot-alert system suffered an outage, reportedly caused by a “damaged database file” grounding thousands of flights and disrupting millions of passengers' travel. While the incident doesn’t appear to be a cyber attack, it highlights the system’s reliance on aging technology, a common criticism across government systems.
Enterprise Weekly #408: Behind FAA's Downfall, NYC Enterprise Happy Hour, and More
Enterprise Weekly #408: Behind FAA's…
Enterprise Weekly #408: Behind FAA's Downfall, NYC Enterprise Happy Hour, and More
It’s Friday the 13th 👻 and something spooky occurred at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week. On Wednesday, the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions (Notam) pilot-alert system suffered an outage, reportedly caused by a “damaged database file” grounding thousands of flights and disrupting millions of passengers' travel. While the incident doesn’t appear to be a cyber attack, it highlights the system’s reliance on aging technology, a common criticism across government systems.