Biden administration reacts after FAA conducts nationwide flights

Flights at most U.S. airports are delayed at their gates until at least 9 a.m. ET due to a computer glitch at the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA has ordered airlines to suspend all domestic flights until 9 a.m. ET so the agency can verify the validity of flight and security information.

The agency said some flights from Newark, New Jersey and Atlanta could resume at 8:15 a.m. ET. Flights to other locations were expected to begin departing around 9 a.m. ET.

President Joe Biden responded to the incident early Wednesday morning.

“I just spoke to (Transport Secretary Pete) Buttigieg. They don’t know what is the reason. But I talked to him on the phone,” Biden said. “I told them to let me know when they find out. The plane could still land safely, just not take off right now. They don’t know what the cause is, they expect that in a couple of hours they will have a good idea of ​​what caused it and will react at that time.”

The White House said it had no “evidence” that it was caused by a cyberattack “at the moment.”

This is stated in the message of the FAA. tweet that it is working to restore its air mission notification system.

“We are now conducting final checks and rebooting the system,” the FAA said. “Operations through the national airspace system are affected.”

The FAA is working to restore the so-called air mission notification system.

Previously, NOTAM could be obtained from the hotline, but with the advent of the Internet, this was discontinued. Alerts range from mundane information about airport construction to urgent flight restrictions or broken equipment.

All aircraft must pass through the system, including commercial and military flights.

The agency said it will provide frequent updates as it progresses.