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The FAA warns of substantial delays due to a problem that began at a Georgia facility, but LAX and John Wayne airports report little immediate effect.
August 26, 2008 1:47 PM PDT -- A communications failure at a
FAA officials said the problem could trigger substantial delays for some flights at more than two dozen major airports. While there was little immediate effect on service at
Kathleen Bergen, an FAA spokeswoman, said there were no safety concerns at this time and officials were still able to speak to pilots on planes on the ground and in the air. She said she did not know how many flights are being affected.
Bergen said the problem occurred at a facility in Hampton, Ga., south of Atlanta, that processes flight plans -- information that is used by air traffic controllers. She said there also has been a failure in a communication link that transmits the data to a similar facility in Salt Lake City.
Tim Smith, a spokesman for
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