据福克斯新闻记者彼得·杜西报道，特朗普总统表示，没有迹象表明美国全国范围的航班停飞是由网络攻击或人工智能造成的。总统转而指出，老化的航空基础设施是原因，调查人员继续确定这场前所未有的中断的起因。
President Donald Trump said there is no indication that the nationwide US flight ground stop was caused by a cyberattack or artificial intelligence, according to Fox News's Peter Doocy. The president instead pointed to ageing aviation infrastructure as investigators continued to determine the cause of the unprecedented disruption.
这些评论是在联邦航空管理局（FAA）在电信中断影响航空交通运营数小时后，在全国范围内停飞航班之后发表的。特朗普在接受杜西采访时表示，中断似乎源于航空系统内部“旧的损坏设备”，他的政府曾试图对其进行现代化改造。他补充说，迄今没有任何组织声称对网络攻击负责，根据目前掌握的信息，这种情形似乎不太可能。官员称未发现国家安全威胁迹象国土安全部部长马克韦恩·穆林表示，没有迹象表明美国正遭受攻击，尽管在调查继续进行期间，当局尚未排除任何可能性。
“到目前为止，没有迹象表明这是针对我们的恶意攻击。目前看来，这只是一次电信中断，”穆林在会见特朗普后于白宫外对记者说。
The comments came hours after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted departures across the country following a telecommunications outage that affected air traffic operations. Speaking to Doocy, Trump said the disruption appeared to stem from “old broken stuff” within the aviation system that his administration had attempted to modernise. He added that no group had claimed responsibility for a cyberattack, making such a scenario appear unlikely based on the information available so far. Officials say no evidence of national security threatHomeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication that the United States was under attack, although authorities had not ruled out any possibility while the investigation continued.“There was no indication, as of yet, that this was a nefarious attack against us. It’s just a telecommunication outage, as of right now,” Mullin told reporters outside the White House after meeting Trump.
他强调，这次中断与9·11恐怖袭击不可相比。“这不是另一次9·11。我无论如何强调都不为过，”穆林说。
He stressed that the disruption was not comparable to the September 11 terrorist attacks. “This isn’t another 9/11. I just can’t repeat that enough,” Mullin said.
当被问及调查人员是否后来可能认定黑客负责时，穆林表示，官员们“目前不排除任何可能性”。他说，当局在得出结论前正在审查每一种可能的解释。
When asked whether investigators could later determine that hackers were responsible, Mullin said officials were “not ruling out anything at this point.”He said authorities were examining every possible explanation before reaching a conclusion.
穆林还驳斥了航空中断与另一起影响多个国家公共服务和企业的全球微软中断有关联的说法。“我完全看不出有任何理由将这两者联系起来。”
Mullin also rejected suggestions that the aviation disruption was linked to a separate global Microsoft outage that affected public services and businesses in several countries. “I don’t see any reason to connect those two at all. Those are separate issues,” he said.
那些是分开的问题，”他说。调查仍在继续，航班逐渐恢复。特朗普的言论呼应了联邦机构采取的谨慎基调。总统表示，美国航空网络仍依赖需要重大升级的过时系统。由于老旧的电信设备和不断增长的航空交通需求，现代化空中交通管制基础设施一直是历届政府反复面临的问题。穆林表示，向过时的空中交通管制系统引入新技术使其不堪重负。
Investigation continues as flights gradually resumeTrump’s remarks echoed the cautious tone adopted by federal agencies. The president said the US aviation network still depends on outdated systems that require significant upgrades. Modernising air traffic control infrastructure has been a recurring issue for successive administrations because of ageing telecommunications equipment and increasing air traffic demand. Mullin stated that the introduction of new technology into an outdated air traffic control system overwhelmed it.
他估计，该系统需要资金进行彻底翻新，费用将达500亿美元。据交通部长肖恩·达菲称，美国空中交通管制系统“极其陈旧”，依赖一个已被数据压垮的模拟系统。他说：“这是一场紧急情况”，并敦促国会为改进提供紧急资金。
He estimated that the system needs funds for a thorough renovation, which would cost $50 billion. According to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the US air traffic control system is “incredibly old” and depends on an analog system that became overloaded with data. He said, "This is an emergency," and urged Congress to provide emergency cash for improvements.