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GPS AND ADS-B PROBLEMS CAUSE CANCELLED FLIGHTS

Adam Fabio

June 9, 2019

Something strange has been going on in the friendly skies over the last day or so. Flights are being canceled. Aircraft are grounded. Passengers are understandably upset. The core of the issue is GPS and ADS-B systems. The ADS-B system depends on GPS data to function properly, but over this weekend a problem with the quality of the GPS data has disrupted normal ADS-B features on some planes, leading to the cancellations.

Hundreds Of U.S. Flights Canceled As GPS-Based Aircraft Navigation System Fails

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