Thread regarding L3Harris Technologies layoffs

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/system-outage-disrupts-operations-at-new-yorks-jfk-airport-what-travelers-need-to-know/

https://www.fox4news.com/news/dfw-airport-love-field-ground-stops-delays-nov-24.amp

https://www.thetravel.com/us-air-traffic-controllers-reject-faa-10k-government-shutdown-bonus-due-to-workplace-issues/

There are current flight delays and ground stops due to ongoing issues with the FAA, including a recent telephone company equipment issue in Dallas and a staffing shortage in Southern California that affected flights to Los Angeles International Airport. These incidents follow recent disruptions from a separate Alaska Airlines system outage in late October and a previous FAA system outage in January 2023. The FAA is actively working on the current problems.
Current issues
Telephone company outage in Dallas: The FAA is slowing flights at Dallas Love Field and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport due to an equipment issue with a local telephone company, not FAA equipment.
Staffing shortage in Southern California: A lack of air traffic controllers has led the FAA to halt flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport.
Alaska Airlines system outage: An outage in late October caused an FAA ground stop for all Alaska Airlines flights, and the airline is now focused on IT upgrades.

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/alaska-airlines-joins-delta-united-in-facing-worst-ever-it-outage-this-year-in-us-flight-travel-in-america-on-the-brink-right-now/

Alaska it problems

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjdlz41d65o.amp

AI Overview

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  There is a current FAA telecommunications issue affecting the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), which started on October 6, 2025, and was initially caused by a fiber cut in Florida. Although this has led to a loss of radar, frequencies, and automation equipment, critical air traffic services are still functioning due to redundant systems. Separately, there have been other, unrelated issues, such as a significant 2009 FTI outage caused by contractor errors and a nationwide grounding in January 2023 due to a different system problem.
  Current situation (October 2025)
  What's happening: The Jacksonville ARTCC is experiencing a telecommunications issue.
  Cause: A cut fiber optic cable in Florida, according to the FAA.
  Impact: Loss of radar, frequencies, and automation equipment at that specific center.
  Redundancy: Critical air traffic services are not lost because of backup systems in place.
  Status: The local exchange carrier is on-site working to repair the fiber cut.
  Past FTI-related outages
  November 2009: An FTI outage caused by contractor errors delayed thousands of travelers and grounded hundreds of flights.
  January 2023: A nationwide grounding of all flights occurred between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. ET to fix a different system outage.
  How to find current information
  Official FAA Updates: For the most up-to-date information on any current or ongoing issues, visit the FAA's general statements page or the National Airspace System Status page.

https://www.google.com/search?q=faa+outage+2025+fti+harris&client=safari&sca_esv=6ae5a1e5a9c3ad18&channel=iphone_bm&source=hp&ei=74fxaOvfJaec0PEPwpGDgQk&oq=&gs_lp=EhFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocCIAKgIIATICECkyAhApMgIQKTICECkyBRApGKABMgIQKTICECkyCRApGIAEGAoYDTICECkyDRApGIAEGLEDGIMBGA0yAhApMgIQKTILECkYgAQYxwEYrwEyFBApGIAEGJECGMcBGIoFGI4FGK8BMgIQKTIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPATIKEAAYAxjqAhiPAUjrE1AAWABwAngAkAEAmAEAoAEAqgEAuAEByAEAmAICoAIeqAIemAMX8QUb_RPLcH2Z-pIHATKgBwCyBwC4BwDCBwUyLTEuMcgHDQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/statements/general-statements

https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/10/13/ground-stop-at-los-angeles-airport-amid-equipment-outage/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ATC/comments/1izjg2m/starlinkverizon_news_clarification/

L3Harris has a contract extension so they’re responsible, not Verizon. Scott, don’t worry about generating a resume. No one will hire you. AT&T/BellSouth mobility got rid of you before you were retirement eligible also.

@gc+1k5mfbywz yea give away vulnerabilities on an anonymous website. That is really intelligent of L3Harris finest. You deserve to be RIF'd.

Don't let this distract you from the fact that FAA FTI communications utilizes unsecured fiber optic serial protocols meanwhile the entire world went to IP based protocols. Internet Explore is still the preferred method of interface into the system.

Meanwhile alleged redundant fiber lines were ran in the same conduit.

Sounds like L3harris

American Airlines’ chief operating officer, David Seymour, said in an email to employees that efforts to restore service by L3Harris and Frontier did not move fast enough and said the airline was working to determine the financial impact of the outage.

Seymour and the airline’s CEO, Robert Isom, had a difficult time “reaching leadership at Frontier and L3Harris. We are extraordinarily disappointed that neither provider seems to have any sense of urgency to resolve this matter,” Seymour said in the email.

“Oversight by L3Harris, an FAA contractor, failed to ensure that redundancies in the system functioned properly,” the FAA said.

No one. It’s a Verizon problem. They have the contract now if it has started.