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There's a ground stop for all flights now.

GROUND STOP ALL FLIGHTS / ALL DESTINATIONS EXCLUDES MILITARY AC AND MEDEVAC FLIGHTS DESTINATION AIRPORT; ALL FACILITIES INCLUDED: ALL GROUND STOP PERIOD: UNTIL 1430Z REASON: EQUIPMENT OUTAGE REMARKS: US NOTAMS SYSTEM DOWN



This might be a silly question, but is that a NOTAM saying that NOTAM system is down? How does it get out?


This is an Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) advisory: https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis.jsp?advn=28&adv_dat...


The website and the system that gets it out to all the planes are related but not the same.


With all the hate in HN regarding SOA, here’s a great example of adding resilience by separating concerns at a systems level.


Reminds me of that screenshot of a windows popup unable to display an error.


I will never forget trying to set up a printer on a linux desktop 20+ years ago: tried to print a diagnostic/test page. All that printed was a single line of text: "Unable to connect to printer."


NOTAM is a notice to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route...

Command control can see that NOTAM system is out and publish advisory. (Not via NOTAM system)


As I understand it there's a hotline and periodic teleconferences and webinars today that for sure everyone at the airlines is participating it.


Why don't they use lower case letters?


https://fixingnotams.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Field-Gu...




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