The Chicago En Route Center was damaged in a Sept. 29 fire.
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to
transfer staff, airspace, air routes and equipment back to the Chicago En Route
Center in Aurora, Ill., by Monday morning.
The agency had previously predicted damage from
a Sept. 29 fire would not be fixed until Oct. 13.
Technical teams and will
continue testing facility systems managing telecommunications, flight plan
information and weather data until staff from area facilities are moved back to
the center.
The FAA reported that traffic at the O’Hare and
Midway airports is almost back to normal.
FAA facility to re-open Monday
