FAA fixes computer glitch, delays remain

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From NetworkWorld:

The Federal Aviation Administration says that while it has fixed a computer glitch responsible for flight delays across the United States, possible flight holdups may still be in the cards.

An FAA spokesman told the Wall Street Journal that the computer malfunction occurred at around 5:30 a.m. EST this morning and that it resulted in long flight delays in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. The administration has pinpointed the problem as a failure of its National Airspace Data Exchange system in both of its locations in Atlanta and Salt Lake City. Although the system was restored at around 10 a.m. EST this morning, the FAA would not rule out further flight delays after the system had come back online.