"Yes, I think this was a WindBorne balloon. We learned about UA1093 and the potential that it was related to one of our balloons at 11pm PT on Sunday and immediately looked into it,"
"At 6am PT, we sent our preliminary investigation to both NTSB and FAA, and are working with both of them to investigate further."
"Additionally, we are further accelerating our plans to use live flight data to autonomously avoid planes, even if the planes are at a non-standard altitude. We are also actively working on new hardware design"
United Flight 1093 diverted to Salt Lake City after an unknown object struck its windshield at about 36,000 feet. WindBorne Systems, a Palo Alto startup that launches atmospheric balloons for weather-data collection, identified one of its balloons as a likely cause and notified the NTSB and FAA. The company said it has launched more than 4,000 balloons and coordinates with the FAA for each launch. WindBorne implemented changes to reduce time spent between 30,000 and 40,000 feet and is accelerating live-flight data avoidance and new hardware design. The NTSB is testing the windscreen with radar, weather, and flight-recorder data.
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