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The FAA halted departures nationwide after a communications outage disrupted air traffic control.
The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday, citing safety concerns, and later lifted it that evening. Officials attributed the disruption to communications problems; flight delays and cancellations continued after departures resumed.
What the reports agree on
- The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, CBS News and 4 more
- The stop halted departing flights at U.S. airports, while some international flights were handled case by case or allowed to depart. Newsweek, Guardian World, France24, Ars Technica and 2 more
- Communications problems or a telecommunications outage affected air traffic control centers. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ABC News and 4 more
- Officials said technicians were investigating the problem. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ABC News and 3 more
- The FAA later lifted the ground stop on Friday evening. Axios, CBS News, The Hill, France24 and 2 more
Where reports differ
- FlightAware reported about 7,000 delayed or canceled flights. Al Jazeera
- FlightAware reported 10,543 delays and 3,580 cancellations within, into, or out of the United States. Guardian World
- FlightAware recorded more than 8,500 delayed flights and nearly 8,000 cancellations. BBC US
- France24 reported more than 8,200 cancellations. France24
Reported by one outlet
- The Hill reported that Baylor, Kansas State, Utah and Arizona State were among college football teams whose travel was affected. The Hill
- The Hill reported that DHS was investigating the outage’s root cause. The Hill
- CBS News reported that some passengers were stranded. CBS News
- Axios reported that the FBI was investigating whether a faulty software update caused the problems. Axios
The original reports
- 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
- 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