Nationwide FAA Flight Ground Stop Linked to Telecommunications Outage, With No Signs of a Nefarious Attack, Officials Say
- The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop for departing U.S. flights because of “extraordinary circumstances” and safety concerns.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a communication issue affected all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, and FAA technicians were investigating.
- Inbound international flights were to be handled case by case, while flights already airborne could generally continue to their destinations.
- The FAA had not announced when the ground stop would end, and travelers were told to check with their airlines for updates.
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Federal Aviation Authority grounds all US aircraft
FAA orders rare nationwide ground stop at all U.S. airports due to ‘extraordinary circumstances’ –The FAA has ordered all departing traffic in the U.S. to remain on the ground until further notice. | 13 Nov 2026 | The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a nationwide ground stop on all U.S. flights due to “extraordinary […] The post Federal Aviation Authority grounds all US aircraft appeared first on cairnsnews.org.
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US grounds flights nationwide after air traffic control communications outage
WASHINGTON — The US Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers, in only the second such shutdown since the September 11, 2001, attacks. Nearly 7,000 flights were delayed or canceled, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. Planes already in the air were allowed to land, but those on the ground could not take off. The disruption is th…
FAA grounds all US flights due to air traffic control issue • Maine Morning Star
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights in the United States on Friday due to communication problems. In a statement, the FAA said all flights were grounded “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in an X post that a communications problem was affecting […]
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