US says airspace now 'opened up,' no cyberattack
Summary
The United States lifted an hours-long ground stop at airports after officials said old equipment, not a cyberattack or Microsoft outage, caused the disruption. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said airspace had reopened, though delays would continue as the system recovered.
Key Points
- The US lifted the ground stop at airports after the airspace was reopened late Friday.
- Officials said the disruption was caused by overloaded old hardware, not a cyberattack or a Microsoft outage.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Congress should fund modernization of the Air Traffic Control System.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no evidence of a coordinated cyberattack.
