grounded right now. i want to take you to the scene, this is in las vegas. keep in mind, okay, this is a system that pilots use for any kind of notification. not clear how many flights are affected or which locations. we want to get straight to pete muntean but we re told new information pete as we get to you perhaps you have information on this. united has delayed all flights temporarily as well. what is going on? reporter: so far we ve heard from american and united airlines. united said it s holding all flights on the ground right now because of the major system outage, the notice to air missions system. that means pilots cannot receive critical information they need to take off. these have to do with whether or not runways are open, navigational aids are available to pilots. this is critical stuff making sure the pilots know things are not available or may not be working. we are hearing the cancellations and delays are going up. so far the delays have doubled in the las
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you are the person that i want to talk to on the ground. so please explain to us, what exactly was the system that failed today? why is it so important? and how in the world does it work? stephanie, it is good to be with you, and thank you for calling it on me. it is an important system because it is the system that could provide that information to pilots. and that is something about the conditions in airports. runways, lighting, the navigation airways. anything that is working that is not normal you need to know about on your flight. and by federal aviation regulation. pilots cannot depart if they haven t had a chance to review all that information. that s what made it a big deal. it was a big failure. but the faa says it was a corrupted file. that was what to blame for the system collapse? i don t know. i think that it is really worrisome that one damage file could cause this amount of massive chaos. that is just an indication
could provide that information to pilots. and that is something about the conditions in airports. runways, lighting, the navigation airways. anything that is working that is not normal you need to know about on your flight. and by federal aviation regulation. pilots cannot depart if they haven t had a chance to review all that information. that s what made it a big deal. it was a big failure. but the faa says it was a corrupted file. that was what to blame for the system collapse? i don t know. i think that it is really worrisome that one damage file could cause this amount of massive chaos. that is just an indication of how many of our critical systems that we depend on every day. in some ways are, riddled. and fragile. and that is why i ve been saying for a long time after our experience in the hudson river in 2009.