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Air Traffic Halted - Per Fox News
Fox News | 8/26/08 | Fox News

Posted on 08/26/2008 12:38:00 PM PDT by Kimberly GG

Fox News Alert

MAJOR problem with national air traffic...specifically flight plan system....All air traffic halted, nationally.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; airtraffic; aviation; controllers; faa
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To: Kimberly GG; KylaStarr; Cindy; StillProud2BeFree; nw_arizona_granny; Velveeta; Dolphy; ...

For what it is worth, the small crafts are still flying here in NJ (central).


41 posted on 08/26/2008 12:52:09 PM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: politicalwit
Reynolds Foil on the standby. Remember....shiny side out.

Buffed and ready to install. I'll wait for your go ahead.

42 posted on 08/26/2008 12:52:23 PM PDT by Rockitz (NObama 2008- Strange we ain't believin')
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To: evets

44 posted on 08/26/2008 12:52:32 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh (A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.)
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To: Semper911
Agreed. I'm not saying this is the same, but when I heard all flights were grounded on 9/11 I knew it was time to go home and take care of my family.
45 posted on 08/26/2008 12:52:52 PM PDT by McGruff ("the presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training." - Joe Biden)
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To: Palladin
"My granddaughter is flying back to college today. "

Hope her flight isn't delayed. My oldest son and his girlfriend are flying back from Europe tomorrow. They won't be arriving in New York until 1 p.m., so I'm hoping this problem will be resolved before then.

46 posted on 08/26/2008 12:53:10 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Global2010

I’m listening to Philadelphia ATC and flights ARE taking off.


47 posted on 08/26/2008 12:53:28 PM PDT by TruBluKentuckian
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To: Kimberly GG

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air traffic at more than two dozen major airports across the United States was delayed on Tuesday afternoon due to a communications network problem, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s website.

The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment, referring calls to the FAA.

(Reporting by Andy Sullivan; Editing by Kristin Roberts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/ts_nm/usa_aviation_delay_dc


48 posted on 08/26/2008 12:53:50 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Andonius_99

JMO but the FAA has needed a revamp/update for decades.

Again JMO but this is the FAA having an internal problem.

No hack/no terror just poor Govt. run agency.


49 posted on 08/26/2008 12:54:00 PM PDT by Global2010 (Be Well)
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To: McGruff

No kidding, it was just a small plane that crashed into the WTC as we watched live on FNC when the second one hit.


50 posted on 08/26/2008 12:54:50 PM PDT by eastforker (Get-R-Done and then Bring-Em- Home)
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To: Kimberly GG

Faulkner of FOX said she was speaking to the office of the FFA and to a person she has spoken to many times before and Faulkner said she could hear the “fear” in her voice. Told Faulkner to get back to her in a few minutes and now the lady at the FFA is not answering her phone.


51 posted on 08/26/2008 12:54:55 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: buccaneer81

I agree 100%.


52 posted on 08/26/2008 12:55:03 PM PDT by Global2010 (Be Well)
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To: AU72
Chinese fortune cookie saying:
Do not question age of female Chinese gymnasts while flying on plane.
53 posted on 08/26/2008 12:55:06 PM PDT by Stayfree (***************************************IF IT IS LEFT, IT CAN'T BE RIGHT!!)
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To: mass55th

CNBC has best coverage.


54 posted on 08/26/2008 12:55:25 PM PDT by roses of sharon ((Who sent Barack Hussein Obama?))
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To: Jeff Chandler

This is hugh and series.


55 posted on 08/26/2008 12:56:01 PM PDT by Rockitz (NObama 2008- Strange we ain't believin')
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To: sandyeggo

The system is vintage 1970s. They’ve tried to replace parts of it but it is still outdated. I’d wait until all the facts are in.

F


56 posted on 08/26/2008 12:56:22 PM PDT by Frank Sheed (Fr. V. R. Capodanno, Lt, USN, Catholic Chaplain. 3rd/5th, 1st Marine Div., FMF. MOH, posthumously.)
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To: Global2010

“Its all up in the air right now.”

So to speak.


57 posted on 08/26/2008 12:56:24 PM PDT by John W
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To: Global2010

Yep. 20 years and billions later and no upgrade. The FAA is run by non-pilots and people with business degrees without a clue about business or how to manage an airspace system. More corporate-style BS.


58 posted on 08/26/2008 12:56:28 PM PDT by CodeToad
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To: Global2010

Flight plans are required for IFR, but where weather permits aircraft can switch to VFR and land without those flight plans.


59 posted on 08/26/2008 12:56:36 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: buccaneer81
I hate to say it, but CNN is far superior to FOX on this type of story, and it’s being proven right now.

I'm sure that Soledad O'Brien is claiming that the problems were due to McCain's "attack" ads. However, if you can stomach the propaganda, CNN is often quicker and more thorough with stories than Fox.

60 posted on 08/26/2008 12:56:44 PM PDT by CommerceComet
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