Identically Named Waypoint Markers Caused UK ATC Meltdown, NATS Says
Credit: NATS
LONDON—UK air traffic control (ATC) provider NATS has revealed that a flight plan with two identically named but separate waypoint markers caused a systems outage that disrupted thousands of flights on Aug. 28. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will now investigate whether NATS breached the...
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