Nationwide FAA Flight Ground Stop Linked to Telecommunications Outage, With No Signs of a Nefarious Attack, Officials Say
FAA technicians are investigating the outage after the agency halted all U.S. departures, with more than 1,000 cancellations and nearly 10,000 delays reported.
- On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop citing a "telecommunication outage," disrupting travel for numerous professional and college sports teams ahead of a busy weekend of NBA, NHL and NFL games.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the stoppage to a communication issue affecting 22 regional air traffic control centers directing planes nationwide. FAA technicians were investigating the failure while DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin emphasized safety as the priority.
- Stranded teams including Southern California and San Jose State were forced to deboard or return to campus. While Missouri successfully departed before the order, Texas scrambled for bus transportation, with the trip to Baton Rouge for a Saturday kickoff taking roughly seven hours.
- The Southeastern Conference stated it may adjust competition schedules if necessary, prioritizing student-athlete safety. The NFL commissioner retains authority to reschedule games, though teams remained in limbo awaiting updates on flight resumption.
- With no timeline for restarting flights, sporting events beyond Saturday remain in jeopardy. Officials continue coordinating with institutions to determine if competition adjustments are required to ensure student-athlete safety.
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US Grounds All Flights Nationwide, 2nd Such Move Since 9/11
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon for just the second time since the September 11 attacks, with officials citing "extraordinary circumstances" caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centres. The nation's top homeland security official
The FAA officially announced a nationwide flight shutdown on Friday at 3:54 p.m. local time, impacting thousands of flights in the US.
FAA Grounds Thousands of Flights Across the Country, ‘No Indication’ of Cyberattack
The FAA says on Twitter/X: "There has been a temporary telecommunications outage - out of an abundance of caution all flights have been halted. Every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis."
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Arch Manning and the Longhorns’ trip to Baton Rouge turned into a complete travel nightmare Friday. What should have been a routine flight ahead of Saturday’s Texas-LSU showdown ended with the team stranded back on campus after a nationwide ground stop wrecked their plans. Now, with kickoff approaching, Texas could be facing a brutal six-hour […]
Friday the 13th: FAA Issues Rare Nationwide Ground Stop for All U.S. Airports Over Communications Failure
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday at all U.S. airports, halting departures due to a telecommunications outage affecting air traffic control centers. Issued by the Air Traffic Control System Command Center under extraordinary safety circumstances, it marks only the second such event since 9/11, following a 2023 incident. Officials including Transportation...
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