Lufthansa, Air France Departures Briefly Hit By Computer Outage

FlightsDUBAI, June 5 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has suspended all flights to Qatar, it stated on its official Twitter account on Monday, without offering additional details.

Why the two flights were unable to see each other was not fully recognized. Speculative answers given included hindrance by dangerous weather and crew preoccupation with different duties. Whatever the true answer was, the CAB investigation revealed enormous inadequacies in the best way civil airspace was handled. Findings of specific be aware included the ATC’s failure to warn either flight of the potential for collision because they weren’t legally required to do so, and the shortage of ATC’s means to monitor the situation of flights as a result of they had inadequate equipment.

In March, the United States banned laptops in cabins on flights originating at 10 airports in eight countries – Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, …

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