THIS COULD BE IT!!!
Well that’s gonna make a mess.
Gate holds of an hour in Philly, Chicago and Dallas.
Could it be related to the NASA shuttle launch?
News Date: 2007-05-17 02:45 pm
Category: Curiosities
US FAA votes Windows Vista down and is interested in Linux+Google
Washington, USA - Double defeat for Microsoft
The US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is refusing to install Windows Vista, the new operating system developed by Microsoft, on the 45,000 computers used at its offices.
The decision made by FAA followed an accurate evaluation of update costs generated by the new installation, for example taking into consideration the 1G RAM requirement.
However, this choice does not seem the most alarming one: in fact, almost apparently, the US authority is seriously evaluating the possibility to completely abandon the Microsoft system and choose the concurrent Linux+Google one.
http://www.avionews.com/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1073988&pagina_chiamante=index.php
Probably a cascade failure of the Windows-based system...
Looks like I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue.
I’ll be in the shower...
My x-husband hated, hated to fly to California. They lose radar and other systems there rather frequently. He told me one time that he sat on the tarmac so long it began to seem easier just to find a job and move the family as opposed to getting back home again.
Doesn’t happen on the East coast nearly as often.
All computers are subject to failure.
Check the RadarRange........
AIRPORT STATUS INFORMATION
provided by the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center
John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Real-time Status
The status information provided on this site indicates general airport conditions; it is not flight-specific. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected.
Delays by Destination:
* Due to WEATHER/LOW VIS/CIGS, departure traffic destined to Newark International Airport, Newark, NJ (EWR) is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 18 minutes.
* Due to WEATHER / WIND, departure traffic destined to Chicago OHare International Airport, Chicago, IL (ORD) is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 34 minutes.
* Due to WEATHER/TSTMS, departure traffic destined to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, OH (CLE) will not be allowed to depart until at or after 2:59 pm EDT.
* Due to WEATHER/TSTMS, departure traffic destined to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI (DTW) will not be allowed to depart until at or after 2:59 pm EDT.
* Due to EQUIPMENT/FLIGHT PLAN PROCESSING, departure traffic destined to Westchester Co Airport, White Plains, NY (HPN) will not be allowed to depart until at or after 4:00 pm EDT.
* Due to OTHER / EQUIPMENT AND TSTMS, departure traffic destined to La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA) will not be allowed to depart until at or after 3:15 pm EDT.
* Due to WEATHER/TSTMS, departure traffic destined to Miami International Airport, Miami, FL (MIA) will not be allowed to depart until at or after 3:00 pm EDT.
General Departure Delays: Due to EQ:Automation, traffic is experiencing Gate Hold and Taxi delays between 16 minutes and 30 minutes in length and increasing.
General Arrival Delays: Arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.
This information was last updated: Jun 08, 2007 at 7:01 PM GMT+00:00
http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/flyfaaindex.jsp
Whew! Then I landed home just in time!
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Crime/Corruption?
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FAA Computer Problems Force Departure Delays
(CBS) NEW YORK CBS 2 HD has learned the Federal Aviation Administration is experiencing computer problems in departure planning, forcing numerous departure delays at airports nationwide.
Airports are apparently being forced to manually plug in flight information in order for planes to depart. It is not yet known how long delays could last for.
Peter Mertz, a New York City resident, was on board Spirit Air flight 313 to Detroit and said he had been sitting on the tarmac at La Guardia Airport for nearly 90 minutes. By 2:45 he said the plane had begun to move slowly for takeoff, and that it appeared other flights were taking off again.
“We boarded at like 5 after [1 p.m.] and we didn’t even move out of the gate until like 2, and then they said it was gonna be like an hour, but they’re taking off now at least.”
http://wcbstv.com/local/local_story_159145243.html
Air Traffic Control System Command Center
JFK Tower streaming audio doesn't reflect any computer problems affecting air traffic - yet.
