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What is NOTAM, the FAA computer system that halted all US flights on Wednesday morning?

The system is known as the Notice to Air Missions or

messages could include information about lights being out on a certain runway, or a tower near an airport not having the required safety lights working, or an air show taking place in the air space nearby. “It’s like telling a trucker that a road is closed up ahead. It’s critical information,” said Mike Boyd, aviation consultant at Boyd Group International. Boyd and others said Wednesday’s problems are a sign that computer systems need to be upgraded.

 

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