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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, disrupting thousands of flights and delaying landings case by case.
- On Friday, November 13, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all departing U.S. flights, citing 'extraordinary circumstances' after communications failures impacted 22 regional Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the outage affected these centers, marking only the third nationwide stop since the September 11, 2001, attacks and the first since a 2023 software malfunction.
- FlightAware reported nearly 7,000 flights were delayed or canceled, while Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed all airborne aircraft were accounted for, stating 'no indication of terrorism or nefarious acts'.
- Inbound international flights were managed on a case-by-case basis, while airlines faced significant logistical challenges repositioning crews and aircraft across the country.
- Replacing aging copper wires with fiber optics is central to modernization efforts, following Congress's $12.5 billion allocation last year and the White House and Department of Transportation's Friday request for an additional $30.1 billion.
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The US Federal Aviation Administration today ordered a rare grounding of all domestic flight departures due to a widespread communications outage. The Department of Homeland Security said the outage did not appear to be the result of a “malicious attack.” The shutdown caused immediate chaos among passengers. Departure boards at many airports showed flights as scheduled, even though passengers were unable to board. “The Federal Aviation Administr…
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