Kathryn Leahy
United KingdomofficialFemale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Kathryn Leahy is an operations officer at the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) in the UK, who was involved in a recent air traffic control outage that grounded thousands of flights across the country due to a military aircraft entering incorrect flight data into the system.
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Kathryn Leahy, the operational director of British air traffic control, acknowledged that the system did not have a special backup at the time of the incident.
Pogrešan podatak vojnog aviona oborio sistem, otkazano 2.000 letovaDnevni Avaz – widely circulated Bosnian daily·
Bosnia and Herzegovina· 2026-09-12
Bosnia and Herzegovina· 2026-09-12Kathryn Leahy called the operations managers of numerous airports and airlines regarding the flight processing system.
Military aircraft reportedly blamed for UK air traffic control outage | Air transportThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-09-12
United Kingdom· 2026-09-12
