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Software Upgrade Crashes UK Air Traffic Control System

Posted by michael on from the quality-is-priority-1 dept.

pitpe writes "Earlier today the computer system controlling most of the UK's airspace failed, after tests in preparation for an upgrade failed. The original failure occurred at the West Drayton centre, which is an old (70's) system, as opposed to the new system at Swanage, which has had its own problems. A system wide reboot to fix the system resulted in the entire system being taken down temporarily."

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  1. Poll Troll Toll by PollTroll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Which is better...

    Software Upgrades
    Sex with a mare

  2. First Post? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Somebody set them up the bomb.

  3. You know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First port

  4. Re:Uh oh! by iapetus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's worse - the terrorists are using mobile phones to plan their acts of evil.

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  5. Where do you want to go today? by MrIrwin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ETX

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  6. Re:So what? by Kenja · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "There are redundant systems in place. Analog radar, humans with brains."

    Dont you remember? Regan got rid of all the humans with brains when they wanted a living wage.

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  7. Re:Uh oh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I can't see Dubya hitting on anyone like the UK who could strike back with a devastating nuclear arsenal.

    Defenceless countries only please!

  8. Re:The way to destruction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think there's no question as to why you posted as an AC... ^_^ (which, incidentally, is exactly why I'm posting AC right now.)

  9. Links? by pjt33 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Links are those things which start "". You appear to have posted URLs instead.

  10. I always wondered... by Polkyb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod me down if you like, but, I've always wondered about the use of mobiles on aircraft...

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but, were the passengers on the 9/11 aircraft not using their cellphones to call loved ones just before the tragedy happened?

    Surely, if it's as bad as they're making out, using their mobiles would have caused something to go wrong with the flight controls/computer systems onboard...

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  11. Dangers of open source? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If this had been open-source, how high would the danger be that hostile parties would find possible exploits, compared to the benefit of having interested non-hostiles (whoever that might be) check for bugs?

    (Although I can't think of anything that would be vulnerable in what I hope is a system not connected to the Internet in any way.)

    I guess other airports could benefit from collaboration of this kind.

  12. Grammar Nazi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Someone SET UP THEM the bomb