Trump blames Biden for nationwide grounding of flights, in first address since crisis
Trump urged Congress to approve billions more for air traffic control upgrades after the FAA’s nationwide ground stop disrupted thousands of flights.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump blamed the Biden administration for Friday's nationwide ground stop, calling the Federal Aviation Administration an "FAA disaster" and urging Congress to approve large-scale modernization funding.
- Maintenance work by contractor L3Harris Technologies triggered Friday's four-hour ground stop after the firm overloaded regional routers while replacing copper wire with fiber-optic cables at facilities in Texas and Arkansas.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy requested $50 billion for a comprehensive overhaul, citing 50-year-old infrastructure as unsustainable; Trump insisted the work be completed all at once, not in "drips and drabs."
- Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled across the U.S. on Friday, forcing major airlines to waive change fees; recovery to full capacity was expected by Sunday night.
- Congressional aides expect FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford to testify in early December as lawmakers review reports identifying over 75% of air traffic systems as unsustainable, indicating modernization shortfalls predate the recent outage.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Blame game over US air travel halt
US President Donald Trump has blamed his predecessor Joe Biden for the American aviation ground stoppage.
President breaks his silence two days after full closure of US airspace
Even more than 1,500 flights were abolished Sunday morning in the United States, after more than 18,000 l have already been on Friday and Saturday. "We will probably see things go back completely to normal Monday," said the transport secretary.
TVA Nouvelles
More than 36 hours after the suspension of thousands of flights in the United States, Donald Trump's first official reaction was delayed.
The President of the United States took a day and a half to pronounce on the country’s biggest aviation crisis since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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