US Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop, Allowing Flights to Resume After Hours of Travel Chaos
Officials said the halt followed a major communications outage and left tens of thousands of passengers and cargo shipments delayed.
- The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday, November 13, 2026, after a communications failure halted all departing flights due to 'extraordinary circumstances and reasons for safety.'
- Sources indicate the outage stemmed from a system reboot involving L3Harris, which manages the FAA's telecommunications infrastructure. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed there was no indication of a 'nefarious act' or cyberattack.
- More than 4,700 flights were canceled and 10,000 delayed on Friday, with another 700 canceled for Saturday. Passengers at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport faced stranded luggage and lengthy waits.
- This incident triggered the longest nationwide shutdown since the September 11, 2001, attacks, leaving tens of thousands stranded. American Airlines expects scheduling disruptions to continue as carriers rebook passengers.
- The failure exposes ongoing strain on aging air traffic control technology, prompting calls for Congress to approve funding for system upgrades. Aviation analysts warn restoring full schedules could take days.
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The United States resumed flights following a communications failure that paralysed take-off for nearly four hours and caused nearly 6,000 cancellations. Authorities ruled out indications of cyberattack.
US flights resume after communications failure snarls travel
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 — The United States yesterday lifted an hours-long ground stop at the nation’s airports, with top officials explaining that the disruption was due to old equipment and not a cyberattack or sweeping Microsoft outage.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told a late-night briefing at the White House that US airspace was now “opened up,” while warning it would take time for the travel chaos to clear.“At 8:15 tonight Eastern Time, w…
"May Lose My Mind": Thousands Stuck At US Airports Amid Flight Shutdown
According to the US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the shutdown - the second such since the September 11, 2001 attacks - was a precautionary measure after a telecommunications outage.
The ANA advised at the last minute "passengers flying to the U.S. to confirm the status of the flights. Still, the FBI rejects that this problem is linked to a cyberattack.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
US lifts nationwide flight shutdown caused by communications failure
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no cyberattack linked to the ground stop and the public was not in danger.
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