{"id":16916,"date":"2014-05-07T07:24:07","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T07:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=16916"},"modified":"2014-05-07T07:24:07","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T07:24:07","slug":"spy-plane-causes-air-traffic-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/spy-plane-causes-air-traffic-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Spy plane causes air traffic chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"
A spy plane was responsible for a computer glitch that caused air-traffic chaos in western US states last week, the Federal Aviation Administration has revealed.<\/p>\n
The meltdown occurred when software incorrectly thought the plane was on a collision course with other aeroplanes.<\/p>\n
The system was overloaded as it struggled to plot new courses for affected aircraft.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of planes were grounded at Los Angeles International airport.<\/p>\n
While the system was rebooted, dozens of flights were delayed at smaller airports across the area.<\/p>\n
Training operations<\/strong><\/p>\n “On April 30 2014, an FAA air-traffic system that processes flight-plan information experienced problems while processing a flight plan filed for a U-2 aircraft that operates at very high altitudes under visual flight rules,” FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said.<\/p>\n She added the computer system had “misinterpreted” the U-2 as a more typical low-altitude flight and become overwhelmed in trying to make sure its flight path did not conflict with other air traffic in the area.<\/p>\n “The FAA resolved the issue within an hour, and then immediately adjusted the system to now require specific altitude information for each flight plan,” she added.<\/p>\n The agency said it had now added more flight-processing memory to the computer system.<\/p>\n The Pentagon confirmed on Monday that an Air Force U-2 spy plane had been conducting training operations in the area, adding that “all the proper flight plan paperwork” had been submitted.<\/p>\n The U-2 was used to fly reconnaissance missions during the Cold War, and there are plans to retire the planes within the next few years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A spy plane was responsible for a computer glitch that caused air-traffic chaos in western US states last week, the Federal Aviation Administration has revealed. The meltdown occurred when software incorrectly thought the plane was on a collision course with other aeroplanes. The system was overloaded as it struggled to plot new courses for affected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[18],"yoast_head":"\n