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ArticleThe flight plan that brought UK airspace to its kneesOn August 28, 2023, a software bug in the UK air traffic control system caused six hours of chaos, reducing air traffic capacity and forcing manual operations. It's a great story of failure, resilience and communications in complex systems.Chris EvansChris EvansDecember 5, 2024·25 min read

Title: The Day UK Airspace Stood Still: A Tale of Chaos and Resilience On August 28, 2023, a software bug wreaked havoc on the UK air traffic control system, bringing […]

EngineeringHow we page ourselves if incident.io goes downLearn how we tackle the ultimate paradox: ensuring our alerting system pages us, even when it’s the one failing. It's a common question – let's dive into detail on our "dead man's switch", how we stress-test our systems, and why we care so much about our setup allowing us to dogfood our own product.Lawrence JonesLawrence JonesNovember 27, 2024·8 min read

How do we ensure we get paged if incident.io goes down? Discover how we tackle the challenge of ensuring that our alerting system still functions even when it’s experiencing issues. […]