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Damaged database file ‘delayed almost 10,000’ US flights

Almost 10,000 flights across the US are estimated to have been delayed and 1,300 cancelled due to Wednesday’s computer glitch.
Flights started to resume at around 9am US eastern standard time after the early morning outage blamed on a damaged database …

Preliminary reports reveal reason behind 10,000 US plane delays

FAA lifts grounding order on flights after computer outageSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said a corrupted database …

Truck driver found dead after sliding off US 26

The following is a news release from Idaho State Police on Wednesday. ISP responded to a similar situation Gooding County.
Idaho State Police is investigating a slide-off on U.S. 26 at milepost 366 in Bonneville County.
A 60-year-old male from Thayne, …

US official warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles

DETROIT (AP) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board expressed concern Wednesday about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles.
The official, Jennifer Homendy, raised the issue in a speech…

Flight disruptions cascade across US after computer outage

FAA Outage

The world’s largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or cancelled thousands of flights across the US on Wednesday.

The White House initially said that there was no eviden…