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The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop for departing flights after communications problems affected air traffic control centers.
The FAA said the stop was issued for safety reasons and that technicians were investigating the communications problem. Officials said the outage was not believed to be a malicious attack, and some international flights were handled or allowed to depart during the stop.
What the reports agree on
- The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop for departing flights at U.S. airports. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, CBS News and 4 more
- The communications problem affected air traffic control centers, and FAA technicians were investigating. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ABC News and 4 more
- The FAA cited safety as a reason for the ground stop. Newsweek, PBS NewsHour, ABC News, CBS News
- Some international flights were allowed to depart or were handled case by case during the stop. Newsweek, CBS News, Ars Technica, Guardian World and 1 more
- Officials said there was no indication that a malicious attack caused the outage. The Hill, CBS News, Ars Technica, Guardian World
Where reports differ
- Outlets described the affected centers differently: Newsweek said multiple centers; The Hill, ABC News, and Guardian World said all Air Route Traffic Control Centers; PBS NewsHour said regional centers. Newsweek
- Outlets gave different counts for the disruption: Al Jazeera and France24 reported about or nearly 7,000 delayed or canceled flights, while Guardian World reported 10,543 delays and 3,580 cancellations. Guardian World
- Outlets differed on how many times a nationwide halt had occurred: ABC News and France24 described this as the second since September 11, 2001, while Ars Technica and Guardian World described it as the third. ABC News
Reported by one outlet
- Newsweek reported that the FAA's preliminary information could change. Newsweek
- The Hill reported that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Americans flying Friday were safe and that DHS would investigate the outage's root cause. The Hill
- Al Jazeera reported that Congress approved $12.5 billion for an air traffic control overhaul and that the FAA and White House asked lawmakers for another $30.1 billion. Al Jazeera
- Newsweek reported that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport said its facilities remained open and that John Glenn Columbus International Airport urged passengers to check with airlines. Newsweek
The original reports
- CBS News Former FAA chief spokesperson says ATC system is "horribly outdated" amid 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
- 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 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