'Unintentionally deleted files' prompted nationwide grounding of US flights
The FAA said the issue occurred while personnel were working "to correct synchronization between the live primary database and a backup database."
A plane sits on the airfield as flight cancellations mount during a cold weather front as a weather phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone hits the Upper Midwest, at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 22, 2022.(photo credit: MATT MARTON/REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: