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Michael Huerta Orders Security Review after Chicago Fire

Airline traffic shown by FlightAware on Sept. 26, 2014.
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Key Takeaways:

  • A fire at the Aurora, Illinois Air Route Traffic Control Center, allegedly set by a contract worker, caused over 3,500 flight cancellations and severe disruptions to Chicago area air traffic.
  • The facility is now reopening with new hardware, and air traffic is slowly returning to normal after being handled by adjoining control centers for four days.
  • FAA Administrator Michael Huerta has ordered a 30-day review of safety and security at ATC facilities in response to the incident.
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Air traffic levels were slowly returning to normal in the skies over Chicago after a fire on Friday morning at a busy Air Route Traffic Control Center put a halt to all area arrivals and departures, leading to the cancellations of more than 3,500 flights.

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta has ordered a 30-day review of safety and security at ATC facilities after a contract worker allegedly set the blaze that knocked out the computers controllers use to route flights.

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