Single rogue flight plan caused air traffic control meltdown

Posted by rickboyce on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @07:19AM
from the telegraph.co.uk dept.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/29/air-traffic-control-failure-flight-data/

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Re:Single rogue flight plan caused air traffic control meltdown by rickboyce on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @07:27AM (#37320392)

Quote from the UK’s air traffic controller’s CEO particularly caught me eye - this apparently isn’t some ancient component:

“Rolfe has been asked about delays to investments in new systems.

He said Nats invests £100m a year, and the piece of the system that failed was replaced only five years ago.”

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Re:Single rogue flight plan caused air traffic control meltdown by RetroTechie on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @11:39AM (#37323819)

"Faulty data submitted by 3rd party (French airline?) wreaked havoc!"

Yeah, sure. Blame 3rd party for not sanitizing input enough, or testing only with valid data vs. fuzzing (if only to help determine how to handle invalid input).

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