White Home says 'no proof' FAA outage was a cyberattack

The White Home mentioned there's "no proof" that the Federal Aviation Administration's nationwide system outage on Wednesday morning was brought on by a cyberattack.

White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre additionally confirmed that President Joe Biden has been briefed on the scenario and has directed an investigation into the systemic outage.

FAA CONFIRMS SYSTEM OUTAGE CAUSING GROUNDED FLIGHTS

"The President has been briefed by the Secretary of Transportation this morning on the FAA system outage. There is no such thing as a proof of a cyberattack at this level, however the President directed DOT to conduct a full investigation into the causes. The FAA will present common updates," Jean-Pierre mentioned in a tweet.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg individually confirmed in a tweet Wednesday that he has been "in contact" with officers on the FAA.

"I've been in contact with FAA this morning about an outage affecting a key system for offering security info to pilots. FAA is working to resolve this situation swiftly and safely in order that air visitors can resume regular operations, and can proceed to supply updates," Buttigieg mentioned.

In an replace, the FAA confirmed planes which might be within the sky can land, however till the techniques are restored, takeoffs will proceed to be affected.

"All flights presently within the sky are protected to land. Pilots test the NOTAM system earlier than they fly. A Discover to Air Missions alerts pilots about closed runways, gear outages, and different potential hazards alongside a flight route or at a location that would have an effect on the flight," the FAA mentioned in a tweet.

The company has acknowledged that it's seeking to have flights resume nationwide by 9 a.m. EST, with departures at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport in New Jersey and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport in Georgia already resuming because of "air visitors congestion."