<p><em>By Alan Levin</em></p>.<p>The computer failure that prompted a halt of all US flight departures was caused when a data file was damaged as a result of a failure to follow government procedures, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday.</p>.<p>Unspecified “personnel” were responsible for corrupting the file, which led to the outage of an FAA computer system that sends safety notices to pilots, the agency said in a statement. That triggered the FAA to order a halt to all US departing flights, causing thousands of delays and cancellations Wednesday.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/faa-outage-highlights-fragility-of-the-aviation-system-1180209.html" target="_blank">FAA outage highlights fragility of the aviation system</a></strong></p>.<p>“The system is functioning properly and cancellations today were below 1 per cent,” the agency said.</p>.<p>The conclusions are preliminary, the FAA said.</p>
<p><em>By Alan Levin</em></p>.<p>The computer failure that prompted a halt of all US flight departures was caused when a data file was damaged as a result of a failure to follow government procedures, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday.</p>.<p>Unspecified “personnel” were responsible for corrupting the file, which led to the outage of an FAA computer system that sends safety notices to pilots, the agency said in a statement. That triggered the FAA to order a halt to all US departing flights, causing thousands of delays and cancellations Wednesday.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/faa-outage-highlights-fragility-of-the-aviation-system-1180209.html" target="_blank">FAA outage highlights fragility of the aviation system</a></strong></p>.<p>“The system is functioning properly and cancellations today were below 1 per cent,” the agency said.</p>.<p>The conclusions are preliminary, the FAA said.</p>