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Greece CAA chief resigns after probe blames Jan. 4 ATC radio blackout on ageing communications

Greece's Civil Aviation Authority chief resigned after investigators concluded the Jan. 4 radio blackout that cleared Greek airspace and forced hundreds of diversions was caused by ageing ATC communications, not a cyberattack. The outage — roughly eight hours — highlighted infrastructure gaps despite a €300m modernisation programme.

Discovered 2026-01-13T05:46:14.227725-08:00 | 2026-01-13T05:46:14.227725-08:00

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  • An eight‑hour blackout cleared Greek airspace and forced hundreds of diversions, showing how a single communications failure can halt operations and cascade delays — mirrored by a recent FAA equipment outage that required manual workarounds and produced broad disruption.
  • Investigators found no evidence of a cyberattack and pointed to obsolete comms and missing performance‑based navigation procedures despite a €300m modernisation, underscoring systemic safety exposure from ageing infrastructure and echoing industry warnings on radio/altimeter risks.

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