Hi Jack,

Can I assume the radios still work in that terrible scenario, just not the
scopes? If so, I'm guessing the first thing would be to instruct every
aircraft to enter a holding pattern and stay in place. Then issue a
nationwide ground stop. Nothing takes off. Everything airborne lands at the
nearest airport, just like 9/11. Controllers and pilots would work together
to figure out the sequencing and getting everyone down safely, giving
priority to any emergency fuel situations declared.

Just my assumption.

-Doug Church

On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM Jack Keady via Mifnet <
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> keady - below message prompts the question: what if the entire ATC system
> went totally dark in the middle of the day? I'm assuming all flights would
> continue per flight plan and that unicom would still be useful.near the
> airfield, helped of course by TCAS. Is this true?
>
> This question raised by thoughts of both mechanical failure but also
> deliberate sabotage. If you see the movie One Battle After Another it
> portrays a sinister group that secretly operates to cause mayhem. It's only
> a movie of course but China or Russia...............nuff said
>
>
>
> Airline operations disrupted by Amazon Web Services outage
> <https://r.smartbrief.com/resp/urdmCylCtemQrShUaDcfqkaleVbz?format=multipart>
> Amazon Web Services experienced a significant outage Monday, causing
> technical issues for major airlines such as Delta Air Lines and United
> Airlines. Customers were unable to check in or access reservations through
> airline websites and apps, leading to minor delays for Delta and system
> glitches for United. United utilized backup systems to restore operations,
> while Delta reported that significant customer impact was not expected to
> continue.
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