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The FAA grounded departing flights nationwide for several hours after air traffic control communications failed, then lifted the order Friday night.
The FAA said communications problems affected air traffic control centers and that technicians were investigating; officials later attributed the disruption to a telecommunications outage. Flights resumed after the order was lifted, but cancellations and delays continued as airlines worked to restore schedules.
What the reports agree on
- The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop for departing flights on Friday. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, CBS News and 4 more
- The order followed communications problems or a telecommunications outage affecting air traffic control centers. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, CBS News and 4 more
- FAA technicians investigated the communications problem. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ABC News and 3 more
- The FAA lifted the ground stop on Friday evening, after several hours. Axios, CBS News, The Hill, France24 and 3 more
- Flight delays and cancellations continued after the ground stop ended. Axios, CBS News, The Hill, France24 and 3 more
Where reports differ
- Flight disruption estimates varied: FlightAware reported nearly 7,000 delayed or canceled flights in one account, while other reports gave higher totals, including more than 8,500 delays and nearly 8,000 cancellations. Guardian World
- FlightAware recorded about 9,159 cancellations and 7,190 delays on Friday. CBS News
Reported by one outlet
- The FAA's preliminary investigation linked the outage to a telecommunications failure, and Sean Duffy said overloaded FAA routers caused inconsistent information flow. CBS News
- The FBI was investigating whether a faulty software update caused the communication problems. Axios
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called for Congress to fund air traffic control system upgrades after the stop was lifted. CBS News
- Mississippi's game at Oklahoma was moved from Saturday to Sunday because of travel problems. Guardian US
The original reports
- CBS News Travelers stranded, flights canceled after ground stop. Here's what we know
- CBS News Air travel chaos after national ground stop lifted
- The Hill FAA ground stop leads to multiple delays, postponements in college football
- Guardian World US air travel slowly recovers from nationwide flight ground stop as chaos continues
- The Hill 3,000+ flights canceled after FAA’s ground stop
- Newsweek Map Shows Most Disrupted Airports After FAA Lifts National Ground Stop
- Axios 3,000 flights cancelled as FAA ground stop chaos stretches into 2nd day
- France24 US nationwide flight ground stop: "Our routers got overloaded with data"
- Guardian US FAA ground stop sends NBA, NHL and college teams scrambling ahead of weekend
- Al Jazeera FAA ground stop disrupts NBA, NHL and college football weekend travel
- The Hill AI company behind FAA’s SMART tool denies link to ground stop, Duffy confirms
- Al Jazeera FAA ground stop lifted: Why were US flights grounded, and what’s next?
- BBC US What we know about the longest US nationwide flight ground stop since 9/11
- France24 FAA lifts nationwide ground stop on all US flights
- France24 US flights resume after nationwide ground stop lifted
- CBS News Nationwide ground stop lifted, Duffy calls for congressional funding to upgrade ATC system
- The Hill Airspace reopened after nationwide ground stop
- BBC World 'We'll get home one day' - US travellers impacted by nationwide ground stop
- Axios FAA ends hours-long nationwide ground stop
- CBS News Latest developments on FAA's national ground stop
- CBS News Former FAA chief spokesperson says ATC system is "horribly outdated" amid ground stop
- The Hill Multiple college football teams in flight limbo due to FAA ground stop
- CBS News Travelers facing uncertainty amid nationwide ground stop
- Guardian World What to know about the rare nationwide ground stop issued by the FAA
- ABC News FAA ground stop live updates: 1,000 flights canceled, no indication a nefarious' act
- CBS News 11/13: CBS Evening News
- Ars Technica FAA orders third nationwide ground stop in its history
- CBS News Some international flights allowed to depart U.S. amid FAA ground stop
- CBS News Commercial pilot explains what crews are going through amid nationwide ground stop
- CBS News What we know about nationwide FAA ground stop, Mullin says no indication of attack | Special Report
- Newsweek FAA Ground Stop: Experts Warns of Biggest Travel Disruption Since 9/11
- CBS News No indication of nefarious attack before FAA ground stop, Mullin says
- CBS News Mullin says FAA ground stop caused by telecommunications outage
- The Hill Mullin: No indication of ‘nefarious attack’ on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage
- CBS News Early details on FAA's nationwide ground stop
- CBS News 11/13: The Takeout with Major Garrett
- CBS News Nationwide ground stop ordered by FAA | Special Report
- Guardian World FAA issues nationwide ground-stop order, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 flights
- PBS NewsHour FAA grounds all flights at U.S. airports due to air traffic control communications problems
- Al Jazeera US grounds all flights after ‘communication issue’
- France24 🔴 US flight authority orders national ground stop over air traffic control 'communication issue'
- CBS News FAA issues nationwide ground stop
- ABC News Rare nationwide ground stop ordered at airports over communication issues: FAA
- The Hill FAA orders nationwide ground stop
- Newsweek FAA Issues Rare National Ground Stop Due to 'Extraordinary' Circumstance