13th November 2015 By Jane McCallion
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Planes were grounded at a Paris airport last weekend, after a comedy of errors emanating from software underpinned by the ancient operating system, Windows 3.1.
Paris Orly airport closed its runway on the morning of 7 November, with flights diverted to Paris Charles de Gaulle and Lyon airports, following a critical infrastructure failure caused by a system called DECOR.
DECOR links air traffic control systems directly with Meteo France and is vital for taking off and landing in low-visibility situations like mist and fog.
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Planes grounded at Paris Orly airport thanks to Windows 3.1 error
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+6? if it concerns a french airport can you warn me in advance :manfrustrated: then i still have time to take a day of over the weekend. Dont want to end up having to load & unload airplanes again because the entire load of freight comes to Brussels Apt again. Soo not fun to spend your weekends pushing 13-15k lbs containers into a plane :p
+6They are not having any fun in Paris apparently seeing just now they had a big terrorist attack there yesterday. 120+ dead and almost the same amount of criticals...
It's time that those religious zealots learn that payback will come. It's getting too da*n close for my comfort.
It's time that those religious zealots learn that payback will come. It's getting too da*n close for my comfort.
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