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FTI FAILURE PROMPTS CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST
On Thursday, flights were delayed nationwide due to an outage of the Federal Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI), a system privately owned and operated by Harris Corporation that provides all telecommunications used to transfer critical data used by the FAA for air traffic control. It took Harris Corporation four hours to rectify the problem, which was caused by a corrupt router card, as flight delays continued to mount across the country. The incident elicited concern not only from PASS but also members of Congress regarding the resolution process and Harris Corporation’s inability to coordinate maintenance with the FAA. For more information, click here.
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