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While the Notam system has backup databases and servers at an FAA facility in Atlantic City, N.J., a backup system wouldn't kick in immediately if the primary one failed, according to current and former government and industry officials. Keywords: leder; wsjwashington; wsjcorp; Airlines; Passenger Airlines; Airports; Air Traffic Control; Air Transport; Transportation/Logistics; Regulation/Government Policy EN leder wsjwashington wsjcorp Airlines Passenger Airlines Airports Air Traffic Control Air Transport Transportation/Logistics Regulation/Government Policy N.PAG N.PAG 1 02/20/23 20230215 NES 230215 January outage of U.S. pilot-alert system halted all departures and shook aviation industry; "failing vintage hardware" The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights across America in early January, paralyzing air traffic for nearly two hours. Former FAA employees said that in the 1990s, the office managing Notams was located on an FAA facility's loading dock. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) amelioration of the bill on air-traffic-control system. It mentions the demand of Pennsylvania Representative Bill Shuster for the agency to retain safety oversight of the system. It also notes that the move led to the indignation of Democrats and industries.