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Italy restores air traffic after network failure
A data transmission problem cut Italian airspace capacity by half before engineers switched to backup systems.
In brief
A data transmission problem cut Italian airspace capacity by half before engineers switched to backup systems. Italy's air navigation company ENAV restored full air traffic capacity after an overnight network disruption had cut capacity by up to fifty percent. Originally reported by Fortune.
Network failure cuts Italian airspace capacity
Overnight problems hit the data transmission network supporting air traffic control services nationwide, forcing ENAV to cut aircraft capacity by up to fifty percent.
ENAV rules out cyberattack, confirms safety
Air navigation company ENAV ruled out a cyberattack and said flight operations remained safe throughout the disruption affecting airports across Italy.
Full capacity restored via backup network
ENAV switched to a secondary satellite network on Friday, allowing capacity to increase steadily and restoring full air traffic operations nationwide.
The short version
Italy's air navigation company ENAV restored full air traffic capacity after an overnight network disruption had cut capacity by up to fifty percent.
