Aviation crisis in the USA. Flight ban lifted

US Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, in his statement in the garden of the White House, said that there was a telecommunications outage across the FAA and that they stopped flights as a precaution.

Stating that the situation of the planes currently in the air and those about to land is under control, Mullin explained that the planes will land in order of priority.

“As of now, there is no indication that this is a malicious attack on us, it is simply a telecommunications outage,” Mullin said. he said. Homeland Security Secretary Mullin noted that the incident did not pose a security threat to the American people or be another "9/11."

Emphasizing that they do not know when the problem can be solved, Minister of Internal Security Mullin said, "It is not a problem that can be solved in an hour." he said.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that it is investigating whether the reason for the flight disruption was a software update.

Speaking to Fox News about the crisis, US President Donald Trump said that the problem was not caused by a cyber attack or artificial intelligence.

Trump blamed the problem on old infrastructure.

NTV Washington Correspondent Begüm Dönmez stated that the authorities could not give a time limit for the solution of the problem.

Describing the scenarios discussed regarding the problem in the USA, Dönmez stated that the artificial intelligence-supported FAA Smart System, which was recently commissioned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modernize air traffic, was discussed.

Dönmez said that it was discussed in the country's press whether a problem or update in this artificial intelligence system caused the crisis.

Stating that another possibility is a cyber attack, Begüm Dönmez continued: "But the sources who spoke to CNN ignore this possibility. It was announced that they had not received any findings in this direction. The FAA made a similar statement saying 'We do not think there is a cyber attack'. At the moment, the most likely possibilities are a problem originating from the artificial intelligence system or a software update.

Most recently, in January 2023, flights across the USA were stopped for 2 hours due to a problem in the FAA's systems. A situation similar to today occurred after the September 11 attacks.

The flight ban, whose effects are expected to last for days, has already begun to be discussed in the country's politics. Democrats demanded a thorough investigation.

Because the FAA has been facing intense criticism due to some problems experienced in the aviation system in recent months.

Last year, the FAA received a budget of 12.5 billion dollars from the US Congress to repair and renew the aging aviation system and replace some worn-out cables. Just today, the White House had requested an additional budget of $30 billion. The FAA was also being discussed due to these infrastructure renovations.