FAA issues nationwide ground-stop order, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 flights
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Summary
The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop for flights scheduled to depart from U.S. airports on Friday. The communication issue affected all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, and nearly 7,000 flights were delayed or canceled as FAA technicians investigated.Key Facts
- The FAA ground stop covered all flights scheduled to take off in the United States on Friday.
- FlightAware reported that nearly 7,000 U.S. flights were delayed or canceled.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a communication issue affected all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
- FAA technicians were investigating the communication issue.
- This was the third time all departing flights had been grounded in the United States.
- The previous nationwide grounding occurred in January 2023 after a pilot notification system malfunctioned; departures were paused for less than two hours.
- The FAA has more than 14,000 air traffic controllers, who handle over 44,000 daily takeoffs from U.S. airports.
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