Nationwide FAA Flight Ground Stop Linked to Telecommunications Outage, With No Signs of a Nefarious Attack, Officials Say
- On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop that halted United States flights for five hours, with millions of passengers stranded until 8:15 p.m. Eastern time.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the USA's 'incredibly old air traffic control system,' noting that legacy TDM telecom routers got 'overloaded with data' and transmitted inconsistent information.
- More than 3,000 flights landed safely during the disruption, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin clarified, and officials found no indication that communication issues involved a cyberattack.
- "How many times does this have to happen for Congress to give the money to fix it?" Duffy asked, criticizing Congress for failing to fund upgrades as he seeks $30 billion beyond the $12.5 billion already provided.
- The FAA issued only three ground stops this century, making this incident the second longest since the September 11, 2001, attacks, distinct from the Microsoft service outage lasting over 24 hours.
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