Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Operations ‘Resuming Gradually’ After All Flights Grounded Across US: Federal Agency (Connecting the Dots: FAA, United Airlines, American Airlines, World Business Chicago, Commercial Club of Chicago, Obama, Sidley Austin, Boeing & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Operations ‘Resuming Gradually’ After All Flights Grounded Across US: Federal Agency (Connecting the Dots: FAA, United Airlines, American Airlines, World Business Chicago, Commercial Club of Chicago, Obama, Sidley Austin, Boeing & Soros Funding, All Networking)

By Tom Ozimek January 11, 2023 Updated: January 11, 2023

 

A United Airlines passenger jet lands at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on Dec. 6, 2019. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)

https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/all-flights-grounded-across-us-after-faa-computer-glitch-white-house-investigating_4977230.html

Operations in the United States are starting to resume after all flights across the country were grounded, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Jan. 11.

“Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews,” the FAA said in a statement at 8:50 a.m. ET.

The failure of a key pilot notification system operated by the agency late Tuesday prompted the agency to order all airlines to ground planes in the United States.

The agency’s Notice To Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which is critical for relaying essential information to flights, failed for the first time in history.

FAA officials said early Wednesday they were making progress in restoring the system.

“FAA has determined that the safety system affected by the overnight outage is fully restored,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg added later, in a statement at 8:54 a.m. ET.

That ground stop has been lifted, according to the FAA.

The agency had said the pause in domestic departures was to let the agency “validate the integrity of flight and safety information.”

While the grounding excluded military aircraft and medical evacuation flights, it impacted hundreds of commercial planes.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced in a statement on Twitter that President Joe Biden has been briefed on the outage and that there’s no indication it was caused by hackers.

“There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point,” she said, adding that Biden directed the Department of Transportation “to conduct a full investigation into the causes,” she wrote.

Buttigieg said he directed “an after-action process to determine root causes and recommend next steps.”

Biden told reporters that he had spoken with Buttigieg and that he asked the Transportation Secretary to “report directly to me when they find out” what caused the outage.

“We don’t know what the cause of it is,” Biden said, adding that it could be “a couple of hours” until the cause is known.

United Airlines said in a statement that it has begun resuming flight operations and the company would be issuing travel waivers to people impacted by the ground stop.

American Airlines said in a statement it was working to minimize customer disruptions, while Southwest Airlines urged travelers to check for any changes to flight status.

Michael Boyd, President and CEO of aviation consultancy The Boyd Group International, told CNBC in an interview that the outage shows a “very systemic problem” with the FAA and that the agency has fallen behind in keeping up its systems.

“There’s no excuse for this,” Boyd said, adding that “it’s going to get worse” unless the agency takes steps to improve its operations.

“We’ve got to find qualified aviation-related people” to be in charge of the FAA, “not people who know people in Washington,” he added.

The Epoch Times has reached out to the FAA for comment on the reasons for the outage and on criticism, including that it has fallen behind in keeping up with its systems.

The FAA responded by saying that it “continues to look into the cause of the initial problem” and that normal air traffic operations are “resuming gradually across the United States.”

The NOTAM system is meant to alert pilots to various hazards like snow, volcanic ash, or birds near airports.

Aviation expert Kyle Bailey told Fox News that the NOTAM system is “not up to speed” and that “the longer this goes on, there’s going to be a ripple effect throughout the entire system,” leading to more flight delays and cancelations, “possibly for days.”

The problem, according to Bailey, is that the system is “layered and antiquated” and urgently needs an overhaul.

FAA officials have been involved in efforts to modernize the NOTAM system in recent years.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Zachary Stieber contributed to this report.

Connecting the Dots:

Ray H. LaHood was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Barack Obama administration and his counselor was Kathryn B. Thomson.

Kathryn B. Thomson was Ray H. LaHood’s counselor, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, is married to Christopher P. Lu and the chief counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Christopher P. Lu is married to Kathryn B. Thomson, the White House cabinet secretary for the Barack Obama administration and a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Richard M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a director at the World Business Chicago.

William M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a director at the World Business Chicago, the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration and a director at the Boeing Company.

Rahm I. Emanuel is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the chairman for World Business Chicago and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Glenn F. Tilton is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a director at World Business Chicago and was the chairman for the United Continental Holdings, Inc.

Oscar Munoz is a director at World Business Chicago and the president & CEO for the United Continental Holdings, Inc.

United Airlines is a subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc.

James A. Bell is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was an EVP & CFO for the Boeing Company.

Edward M. Liddy is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a director at the Boeing Company.

William M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a director at the Boeing Company, a partner at Mayer Brown and the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Susan C. Schwab is a strategic adviser for Mayer Brown and a director at the Boeing Company.

Kenneth M. Duberstein is a director at the Boeing Company and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Thomas R. Pickering is was a SVP, consultant for the Boeing Company and is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the Boeing Company.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Judith Rodin was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the AMR Corporation.

Robert L. Crandall was the chairman for the AMR Corporation and is the management advisory committee member for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

AMR Corporation is the parent company for American Airlines.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Aleksandra Johnson was the producer for CNN, the director of public affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation and is the chief of staff for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Federal Aviation Agency was the predecessor to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Najeeb Halaby was a director at the Federal Aviation Agency and her daughter is Queen Noor.

Queen Noor is Najeeb Halaby’s daughter, the Jordan queen dowager, a director at Refugees International and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Refugees International and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Christopher P. Lu was a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP, the White House cabinet secretary for the Barack Obama administration, is the deputy secretary nominee for the U.S. Department of Labor and married to Kathryn B. Thomson.

Kathryn B. Thomson is married to Christopher P. Lu, the chief counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and Ray H. LaHood’s counselor.

Ray H. LaHood’s counselor was Kathryn B. Thomson, the secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Barack Obama administration and is a senior policy adviser for DLA Piper.

Tom Daschle is a senior policy adviser at DLA Piper, a director at the Center for American Progress and married to Linda H. Daschle.

George Soros was a supporter for the Center for American Progress and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder the Center for American Progress.

Linda H. Daschle is married to Tom Daschle, was the deputy administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the senior public policy adviser for Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell.

Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell was the lobby firm for American Airlines.

AMR Corporation is the parent company for American Airlines.

 Judith Rodin is a director at the AMR Corporation and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank)John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Christopher P. Lu was a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP, the White House cabinet secretary for the Barack Obama administration, is the deputy secretary nominee for the U.S. Department of Labor and married to Kathryn B. Thomson.

Kathryn B. Thomson is married to Christopher P. Lu, the chief counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and Ray H. LaHood’s counselor.

Ray H. LaHood’s counselor was Kathryn B. Thomson, the secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Barack Obama administration and is a senior policy adviser for DLA Piper.

Tom Daschle is a senior policy adviser at DLA Piper, a director at the Center for American Progress and married to Linda H. Daschle.

George Soros was a supporter for the Center for American Progress and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder the Center for American Progress.

Linda H. Daschle is married to Tom Daschle, was the deputy administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the senior public policy adviser for Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell.

Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell was the lobby firm for American Airlines.

AMR Corporation is the parent company for American Airlines.

Judith Rodin is a director at the AMR Corporation and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP. 

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the Boeing Company.

William M. Daley was a director at the Boeing Company, the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration, a director at the World Business Chicago, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/commercial-club-of-chicago-members.html

Richard M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a director at the World Business Chicago.

Oscar Munoz is a director at World Business Chicago and the president & CEO for the United Continental Holdings, Inc.

United Airlines is a subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc.

Resources: Past Research

FAA: 'No experience necessary' for air-traffic control (Past Research on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA))

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/02/faa-no-experience-necessary-for-air.html

Here's how often airlines involuntarily bump passengers (Past Research on United Airlines)

MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/04/heres-how-often-airlines-involuntarily.html

Collins touts surviving DC-to-Maine American Air flights (Past Research on American Airlines)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/collins-touts-surviving-dc-to-maine.html

Here's how often airlines involuntarily bump passengers (Past Research on World Business Chicago)

MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/04/heres-how-often-airlines-involuntarily.html

Donald Trump Blasts Boeing for $4 Billion Air Force One: ‘Cancel Order!’ (Past Research on the Boeing Company)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/12/donald-trump-blasts-boeing-for-4.html

John Kerry to Deliver Major Address on Israel on Wednesday (Past Research on Cameron Kerry & Sidley Austin)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/12/john-kerry-to-deliver-major-address-on.html

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