he FBI is looking at whether a software update caused Friday\u2019s outage that grounded flights across the US, Bloomberg reported<\/a>. The bureau does not believe a cyberattack or crime was behind it, Bloomberg said, citing one person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n The Federal Aviation Administration stopped all flights from taking off on Friday after a fault cut links at its control centres. The halt lasted more than four hours and hit all 22 centres, which guide planes between airports,\u00a0Al Jazeera reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was the first such halt since January 2023, when an FAA computer system failed. Thousands of flights were delayed or cancelled, and the knock-on effects are expected to last all weekend.<\/p>\n No official cause has been given. However, multiple sources told\u00a0CBS News<\/a>\u00a0that an update to the private network connecting the air traffic control system made it restart and then crash.<\/p>\n Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed old kit. At a press event on Friday evening, he said ageing systems had been flooded with data and failed,\u00a0Axios reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said officials were checking whether old and new kit had failed to work together. He said there was no sign of a cyberattack.<\/p>\n Mullin also said the outage was not linked to a separate global Microsoft outage on the same day, CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n The FAA is replacing much of its air traffic tech. It began using an\u00a0AI congestion tool\u00a0around Washington in September, though no source has linked that system to Friday\u2019s failure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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