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Live From New York as Computer Outage Grounds Flights Across US

Thousands of passengers have been left stranded across the US after a system outage affected the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM), which alerts pilots of potential flight route hazards. As a result, hundreds of flights within, into or out of the United States have been delayed.
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Sputnik is live from LaGuardia Airport in New York after a major computer glitch grounded all flights across the US on January 11.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has already ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time (14:00 GMT) following the failure of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM). In an earlier update, the FAA stressed that it was performing validation checks and reloading the system.
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