Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 15, 2026
Summary
A nationwide air traffic ground stop on Friday lasted just over four hours, and flight disruptions continued into Sunday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said officials were investigating problems involving routers in Arkansas and Texas and expected flights to return to full capacity by the end of Sunday or Monday.Key Facts
- The Friday ground stop lasted just over four hours.
- More than 1,900 flights had been canceled by Sunday morning, and disruptions were expected to continue.
- Duffy said airlines needed time to reposition aircraft and crews after the ground stop.
- Officials were investigating an issue involving a router in El Dorado, Arkansas, and a second problem connected to a facility in Amarillo, Texas.
- Duffy said L3Harris, which operates and owns the air traffic network, had both routers, and the FAA was on site; the FBI was offering support.
- Duffy said flights should return to full capacity by the end of Sunday or Monday.
- President Donald Trump called the FAA under his predecessor a disaster and urged Congress to fund modernization of the system.
- The broadcast also planned discussions about Nvidia, Trump's upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and rising measles cases in the United States.
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