Computer Error Grounds Flights In the UK

Posted by Soulskill on Friday December 12, 2014 @04:40AM from the tripping-over-the-power-cord dept.

Rambo Tribble writes: Reuters reports that flights from Heathrow, Gatwick, and many other airports have been shut down "due to a computer failure." The information comes from European air traffic control body Eurocontrol. No official word as yet as to the nature of the failure. "One source told the BBC the problem was caused by a computer glitch that co-ordinates the flights coming into London and puts the flights in sequence as they come into land or take off. He described it as a 'flight planning tool problem.'" Incoming flights are still being accommodated.

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Another move from North Korea? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-12-12 04:55 · Score: 3, Funny

Villain Kim Jong Un makes his next move with his team of super-hackers.
Re:CNN reported it was a power problem by Anonymous Coward · 2014-12-12 05:10 · Score: 3, Funny

According to the summary they were using a computer glitch to co-ordinate the flights. I suppose that the power problem fixed the glitch and broke flight planning?
Re:"Computer" failure? by Noah+Haders · 2014-12-12 05:43 · Score: 5, Funny

sounds like we need a war on errorism.
systemd? by LocutusOfBorg1 · 2014-12-12 05:52 · Score: 3, Funny

I guess they just switched to systemd. :-)