All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The FAA issued the ground stop “following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a social media post. “FAA technicians are investigating the issue.”
Air Route Traffic Control Centers are regional facilities that handle flights going across the country.
“Traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice,” the FAA said in an advisory. “International flights will be managed on a case by case basis.”
I can see the case for wanting to rip and replace, building greenfield to wait along brownfield for a hard cut. I really do.
Inteconnecting really old shit…the type of shit where most the original developers are long dead, adds a ton of cost and, more importantly, complexity onto what could otherwise be a rather straightforward replacement.
Generally, at least.
But I don’t trust this administration to properly do that. Like, at all. I’m generally rather comfortable flying…that second dude just shot down all my confidence in ATC as it stands now.
A $50b project would be $30b spent to the lowest bidders (who will conveniently be a friend of Trump’s, and will also run behind schedule and over-budget) and $20b handed to Trump and friends.