Originally Posted by
g-code
It lasted about an hour. Apparently someone doing construction in Atlanta sliced the fiber-optic cable to XJETs control center. Phones, internet, and ACARS all went down.
And I thought all their money was being spent on redundant systems and communications because it sure as hell isn't going into their aircraft. Every ERJ145 I have flown on is a rickety old piece of aluminum that doesn't feel airworthy to me.
-RM