US FAA pilot safety messaging system resumes operations after outage

FILE PHOTO: A commercial aircraft approaches to land in San Diego, California, U.S., January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Federal Aviation Administration system that provides safety messages to pilots experienced an outage for several hours on Saturday before resuming operations, the agency and airlines said.

The outage of the "Notice to Airmen" system for more than three hours on Saturday was due to a hardware issue. In early February, the system known as NOTAM also suffered a failure.