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US halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut

239 points · 150 comments · allanbreyes

sc68cal · 1790016731 · focus · HN ↗
There is also a new ATC system being rolled out, as early as today
<a href="https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/faa-smart-first-deployment-washington" rel="nofollow">https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/faa-smart-first-deployme...
1. whatever1 · 1790017510 · focus · HN ↗
  I suspect it is vibe coded. Contract won in June. Deploying in September.
  Good luck to all of us.
  1. gkedzierski · 1790019388 · focus · HN ↗
    I can guarantee you that it was not. Check out DO-278A, and its standards and guidelines that must be followed.
    tencentshill · 1790019989 · focus · HN ↗
    ...Or what? The US government is in move-fast-and-break-things mode, and is running on a skeleton crew besides.

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