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Comment Re:Just another great goverment run program... (Score 1) 133

by round4 on Thursday November 19, 2009 @05:56PM (#30164402) Attached to: FAA Computer Glitch Causes Widespread Airline Delays

The radar technology used by air traffic controls is from the 50's. No GPS... Planes are still tracked by little "physical" slips of paper. The entire system has been in need of an overhaul since the 70's. Planes still use land based radio towers - waste tons of fuel due to indirect routes. The FAA is incapable of fixing this decrepit system. Please share with me your on-time stats. I know there few mid air collisions but there are pilots in those planes to stop them from crashing. "without halting the entire system" - maybe you missed the point of the article.

Comment Just another great goverment run program... (Score 3, Interesting) 133

by round4 on Thursday November 19, 2009 @02:04PM (#30159996) Attached to: FAA Computer Glitch Causes Widespread Airline Delays

Yea, these are the guys (the feds) I want building cars, taking over health care...thanks god they are not building the planes. I'm just trying to think one government run organization that works as well as any private one. Any idea?

FAA Computer Glitch Causes Widespread Airline Delays 133

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 19, 2009 @11:42AM from the reports-confirm-toothpaste-was-not-involved dept.

seven of five writes with this excerpt from an Associated Press report: "A problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday. It was the second time in 15 months that a glitch in the flight plan system caused delays. The FAA said in a statement that it is having a problem processing flight plan information. 'We are investigating the cause of the problem,' the agency said. 'We are processing flight plans manually and expect some delays. We have radar coverage and communications with planes.'"

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