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European Jewish News · Sep 18, 2026

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UK: A software defect has been identified as the cause of last week’s massive UK air traffic control failure, which led to more than 2,000 flight cancellations and disrupted hundreds of thousands of passengers. NATS said the fault was traced to a small section of code within its flight data system. Temporary safeguards have now been introduced while a permanent fix undergoes safety testing. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander described the disruption as “completely unacceptable”, with the Civil Aviation Authority conducting a separate independent review. Join EJN:

UK: A software defect has been identified as the cause of last week’s massive UK air traffic control failure, which led to more than 2,000 flight cancellations and disrupted hundreds of thousands of passengers. NATS said the fault was traced to a small section of code within its flight data system. Temporary safeguards have now been introduced while a permanent fix undergoes safety testing. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander described the disruption as “completely unacceptable”, with the Civil Aviation Authority conducting a separate independent review. Join EJN: https://wa.me/447443160130?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20subscribe%20to%20the%20EJN.%20My%20name%20is:%20

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