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Meteo Aruba’s system crashed and paralyzed Queen
Beatrix International Airports’ entire operation

The situation was back to normal after 4 hours with the help of Meteo Curacao

EARLY in the morning yesterday one of the main Me- to continue flying to Aruba even though there is not solution as soon as the situation presented.
weather information such as the wind condition, etc.
teo equipments was encountering many complications available since that is the Meteorological Systems’ job. Since Meteo is so important to Aviation and the public
and eventually out of service. This is the equipment that American Airlines and other airlines were willing to in general the Aruba Government has been working on
measures the wind, temperature and pressure of the accept weather information from the Curacao Meteo- implementing an entire system upgrade for months
atmosphere. The consequence of this system failure is rological Service, even though that isn’t the most ideal now, this will make Aruba one of the most advanced
that meteorology information is not available to planes situation, since international laws state that that infor- systems in the region.
and other users. mation must be provided by the destination airport. Most of the cancelled flights have already been re-
The Meteo personnel immediately contacted Meteo programmed for today. The tourism office provides
in Curacao and Holland to help them come up with a The process of buying new equipment has been un- all those that had to stay in Aruba with the necessary
solution as soon as possible. derway for more than 3 months already; these equip- assistance.
ments should be expected in Aruba in the following 3
Due to this problem many flights were affected and to 6 months. Meteo thanks all the teams that worked together and
had to look for other alternatives or cancel their flights. managed to keep the situation under control, especially
Some airlines like Jet Blue and United chose not to fly However after just 4 hours the situation has been Meteo Curacao who helped to bring the situation back
to Aruba as long as the Meteorological System is down, stabilized thanks to good cooperation between Meteo to normal.
consequently many passengers must remain in Aruba Aruba and Meteo Curacao. Meteo Curacao made their
until further notice and other can’t arrive in Aruba due technical equipment available to help Aruba through Meteo commends ANSA, AAA, ATA, AHATA, Meteo,
to Meteo’s electronic systems’ failure. their difficult situation. Different departments and Aviation Management and Minister of Tourism and
institutions on Aruba worked hard to come up with a Transportation.
Some airlines especially those from Venezuela chose

Women taking over Coding

IN light of the modern phenomenon that is taking over the technology sector,

ATECH Conference will be highlight the fact that in the world of ‘coding’ there is
no barrier between male and female.

ATECH Conference will take place on August 27, 28 and 29 at the Hilton Hotel
Aruba, hosting over 20 speakers whom will be presenting topics such as ‘creative
talk tech’. Amongst the speakers are successful international professionals who will
know how to position Aruba as the Silicon Beach of the region.

Looking at the current international trend it can be concluded that the interest to be
part of the technology industry is growing rapidly amongst a vast group of young
women. In a recent article published by CBS, founder of ‘Girl who Code’ Reshma
Saujani, indicates that you can actually lift an entire generation out of poverty
through learning computer science and put these young girls on a track to making
six figure salaries. This leads to less poverty in the worldwide. This is one example
of a woman who codes, a phenomenon that is breaking barriers resulting it many
successful startups with female leaders.

Another example is that of Karlie Kloss, Victoria Secret’s supermodel, who strongly of a boss. More so being business owners.
believes in educating women to enter the fascinating world of coding. Having at-
tended Flatiron University herself, she founded a scholarship program to motivate In Aruba lies the opportunity for this new trend which is one of the reason why the
the ladies attending the University to start coding at a young age. peers behind ATECH* sought to organize this phenomenal conference. It is a grow-
The introduction of coding amongst women will surely create huge job possibilities, ing trend and with ATECH* Aruba will be positioned as the nr.1 hub in this industry.
whereas women nowadays are working independent rather than being dependent For more information about ATECH Conference visit www.atechconference.com

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