An aging system will eventually take back all the money it saved you—at once.
At 4 p.m. ET yesterday, the FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop: the air traffic control communications system had failed, and all departing flights were told to wait where they were. The order was lifted just over four hours later. More than 10,000 flights were delayed, and over 4,000 were canceled. It was the third nationwide ground stop since 9/11.
The preliminary cause points to a software update that caused the communications network to restart and crash—not hackers. Transportation Secretary Duffy put it more bluntly: the system is too old; switches and routers from the analog era were overloaded. He’s asking Congress for $50 billion to upgrade it.
Fifty billion sounds terrifying. But spread across every “close call” and every nationwide shutdown? It’s a bargain. What really costs you is putting off the replacement until the system collapses on the day you’re least prepared.
The same goes for your health, skills, and backup plans. How long has that “still works” system of yours gone without an upgrade?
#InvestingInLife,#FAA,#GroundStop
At 4 p.m. ET yesterday, the FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop: the air traffic control communications system had failed, and all departing flights were told to wait where they were. The order was lifted just over four hours later. More than 10,000 flights were delayed, and over 4,000 were canceled. It was the third nationwide ground stop since 9/11.
The preliminary cause points to a software update that caused the communications network to restart and crash—not hackers. Transportation Secretary Duffy put it more bluntly: the system is too old; switches and routers from the analog era were overloaded. He’s asking Congress for $50 billion to upgrade it.
Fifty billion sounds terrifying. But spread across every “close call” and every nationwide shutdown? It’s a bargain. What really costs you is putting off the replacement until the system collapses on the day you’re least prepared.
The same goes for your health, skills, and backup plans. How long has that “still works” system of yours gone without an upgrade?
#InvestingInLife,#FAA,#GroundStop