The ground stop has been lifted and normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system. [Credit: Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
The FAA is significantly accelerating the modernization of its "deeply outdated" Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system.
This expedited timeline is a direct response to recent system outages that have caused flight delays and disruptions.
The new cloud-based NOTAM Modernization Service is now targeted for operational deployment by September, much sooner than initially anticipated.
The FAA is taking steps to more swiftly modernize its Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system, with plans to deploy a new service much earlier than initially anticipated. This acceleration comes in response to recent outages involving the system.
The agency announced the sped-up timeline on Monday, noting that over 4 million NOTAMs are issued per year.
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