Thanks Richard and this runs on the open Internet? M
-----Original Message----- From: liberationtech-boun...@lists.stanford.edu [mailto:liberationtech-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Brooks Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 10:00 AM To: liberationtech Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Airline Shutdown Because of Loss of Internet Service? On 06/06/2013 03:45 AM, michael gurstein wrote: > This is probably not a Liberation issue directly but I'm not sure > where else to address it... > > Sunday I was flying (Porter Airlines--small short hop Canadian > carrier) from NYC to Ottawa, ON with a plane change in Toronto. When > we arrived in Toronto we were informed that "because the Internet was > down" planes were not able to land or depart. The company's service > was completely shut down for roughly 4 hours until the "Internet > service" was restored (presumably by their ISP). > > I understand that other airlines have had similar experiences recently. > > My question... how exactly is Internet service so intertwined with > flight operations that service can function only if the Internet is operational? > (And I guess the Liberation angle... if this is now pervasive for all > airlines what is the hackable element of all this and where are the > points of vulnerability etc.etc.? > This one is easy. Logistics. Airlines have enormous optimization routines mapping planes, crews and passengers to flights. This allows them to shave off overhead and make a profit. If the network is down, they won't know who should fly where. > M > > > > -- > Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by > emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings > at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
