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Computer Error Grounds Japanese Flights

Posted by timothy on from the presumption-junction dept.

zephiros writes "Mainichi Daily News reports that a "computer glitch" in Tokyo air traffic control systems resulted in the cancellation of 203 flights this weekend. At 7am Saturday, the error "caused the names of airlines and flight numbers to disappear from radar screens." A Japan Times article suggests the problem may be related to upgrades on a system which exchanges flight plans with the Defense Agency. Makes one wonder about the integration and maintenance risks of systems like CAPPS II."

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  1. What does CAPPS II have to do with this? by revmoo · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "Makes one wonder about the integration and maintenance risks of systems like CAPPS II."

    Does that seem like flaimbait to anyone else? Computers crash all the time, granted steps can be taken to ensure redundancy, but this is nothing new. This problem has nothing to do with the CAPPS II system other than the fact that they are both computerized systems, I'm not trying to defend CAPPS II, I just don't think that it is any way related to this this tokyo airlines problem. Computers crash, it's a fact of life, the real question here, is why weren't there multiple redundancies in place for such a mission critical application.

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  2. Computer or Programmer error? by Technomancer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Was it computer that failed some operation or lousy programmer who made a mistake in the program?
    I am sick of people complaining abour "computer errors" when they are at fault.