{
  "id": 9599469,
  "title": "FAA blames error messages for switch to backup fiber line before outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/faa-blames-error-messages-for-switch-to-backup-fiber-line-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T17:22:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/6109634-faa-flight-outage-fiber-cut/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) blamed error messages that caused the agency to switch to a backup fiber line that halted flights in multiple northeast airports this week. The FAA said it was advised on Sunday by L3Harris, a technology contractor, to switch to the backup lines in order to begin troubleshooting at a Philadelphia...",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}