Yesterday, the shutdown and grounding of all commercial flights in the United States because of a computer error, left millions of traveler with big problems. Senator Jerry Moran, who is Co-Chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus and a member of the Senate Commerce Committee with jurisdiction over the Federal Aviation Administration, released a statement on the issue. Moran says that the Nation’s travelling public deserves safety and continuity of service. The failure to provide that highlights the importance in identifying the root cause of this system failure to ensure it does not happen again. He says he will speak with FAA Acting Administrator, Billy Nolen, to ensure the root cause of the failure is identified. Moran goes on to say as demand for travel returns at an unprecedented rate, our economy is dependent on ensuring a reliable and safe air travel system.
The White House says there is no evidence of a cyber attack, and the outage was blamed on a damaged database file
