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Jon Ostrower

@jonostrower

Editor-in-chief of @theaircurrent, co-founder @yawmanflight. Chaser of things that fly, dad, unapologetic geek. CNN, WSJ & Flightglobal alum.
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Jon Ostrower @jonostrower
Our final dispatch of this insane day in the sky: U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatche…

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theaircurrent.com U.S. halts flight departures nationwide on air traffic communications outage U.S. halts flight departures nationwide on air traffic communications outage. Air traffic is snarled after radar and radio frequencies fail - follow for updates
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Jon Ostrower @jonostrower
In one breath, Mullin at DHS saying we don't know what caused this fully, but Duffy at DOT saying it's because of outdated equipment. "Our fix gives us a pretty good indication that it was a legacy network problem that went down."
Jon Ostrower @jonostrower 4h
The White House briefing has turned into a full throated request for funds from Congress to modernize the U.S. air traffic control system. @SecDuffy explains the issue as router data "inconsistency" with few other details.
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Jon Ostrower @jonostrower
Multiple airline sources tell @theaircurrent that the U.S. nationwide ground stop is set to be imminently lifted. Awaiting official word from FAA and the White House.
Jon Ostrower @jonostrower 5h
UPDATE: With a televised evening briefing from the White House expected, airline leaders expressed confusion and growing frustration at the pace of updates coming from the FAA and the broader federal government. theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatche…
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