The aircraft might not be flying, but the certificate has gone on vacation
We still don't know what caused the air traffic control mayhem in the UK in early September, but one information board at Luton Airport appears to have gone out in sympathy.Spotted by Register reader Mark, the digital sign usually shows passenger information. Today, however, it looks like either the system clock is wrong or someone has forgotten to renew a server certificate.It's not the usual "DNS. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Yes, we have no information For those blissfully unaware, the UK's air traffic control system has had a bad week.
- ▪We still don't know what caused the air traffic control mayhem in the UK in early September, but one information board at Luton Airport appears to have gone out in sympathy.Spotted by Register reader Mark, the digital sign usually shows pas
- ▪Today, however, it looks like either the system clock is wrong or someone has forgotten to renew a server certificate.It's not the usual "DNS.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Yes, we have no information For those blissfully unaware, the UK's air traffic control system has had a bad week.
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| Publication time | Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200 |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); OFFBEAT The aircraft might not be flying, but the certificate has gone on vacation Information is not forthcoming from this screen Richard Speed Richard Speed MICROSOFT ECOSYSTEM REPORTER Published sat 12 Sep 2026 // 10:00 UTC BORK!BORK!BORK! We still don't know what caused the air traffic control mayhem in the UK in early September, but one information board at Luton Airport appears to have gone out in sympathy.Spotted by Register reader Mark, the digital sign usually shows passenger…
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