Computer Glitch Leads to Havoc in the Skies
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LOS ANGELES – Failure to perform a routine maintenance check caused the shutdown of an air traffic communications system serving a large swath of the West, resulting in several close calls in the skies, the FAA and a union official said yesterday.
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