FAA lifts ground stop after four hours, but flight cancellations will stretch into the weekend
Airlines reported more than 10,000 delays and 4,000 cancellations as investigators reviewed the communications failure, officials said.
- On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop after a multi-hour communication issue halted flights nationwide, issued 'due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.'
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters at the White House Friday evening there was no indication of a 'nefarious attack' on aviation systems; the disruption impacted multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
- FlightAware reported more than 10,000 domestic delays and 4,000 cancellations by 7:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday. Airports nationwide struggled with limited gate space for thousands of flights already airborne.
- Cancellations will stretch into the weekend as the FAA manages the fallout. The agency is spending $12.5 billion on systems overhaul, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy suggesting Congressional approval for another $30 billion may be necessary.
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The FAA lifted the suspension of flights in the United States after more than four hours, and the FBI investigates whether a software update caused the failure.
Due to technical problems, the FAA stopped all departures at airports in the USA. Also flights from Europe were affected. Now there is a warning. The cause of the disturbance is still unclear.
Washington, Nov 13 (EFE).- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted this Friday the national take-off suspension, which paralysed departures at U.S. airports for four hours due to a disruption in communications, although air operations will take time to return to normal. Donald Trump’s administration [...] The U.S. entry resumes flights after four hours of suspension due to a communications problem was first published in HolaNews.
FAA authorizes the resumption of flights in the United States after national suspension; they report nearly 10,000 delayed trips and more than 500 cancelled.
The U.S. has reopened its airspace to flights after suspending flights nationwide for about four hours due to radar and communication system failures, but flight delays are expected to persist for several days.
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy blamed an “old hardware” for the chaos at airports.
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