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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 9:18 pm
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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.

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