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FAA blames thousands of flight delays on router problem
Quick ReadFlight plan computer system that failed has been fixed, but major East Coast delays won't end for hours.
Photo credit: AP | An AirTran aircraft leaves Logan International Airport in Boston. On Thursday, officials reported widespread delays and cancellations nationwide due to FAA flight plan computer problem. (Jan. 27, 2007)
Plane delay details with Jim Peters of the FAA
Raw Video: FAA Computer Problem Delaying Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration Thursday blamed a router problem for a computer failure that caused thousands of flight delays around the country.
The failure affected the FAA's National Airspace Data Interchange Network, which allows pilots to enter flight plans electronically. When the system failed early Thursday, details about the flight plans had to be entered into computers manually,...
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