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The FAA grounded departing flights nationwide after an air traffic control communications outage, then lifted the order Friday night.
The FAA said communications problems affected air traffic control centers and that technicians were investigating; officials attributed the disruption to a telecommunications outage. The FAA later reopened U.S. airspace, but flight delays and cancellations 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 3 more
- The FAA said communications problems affected air traffic control centers. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ABC News and 3 more
- Officials said a telecommunications outage caused the ground stop. CBS News, The Hill, Guardian World, Axios and 1 more
- FAA technicians investigated the problem. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ABC News and 2 more
- The FAA lifted the ground stop Friday night and flights resumed. Axios, CBS News, The Hill, France24 and 2 more
- Some international flights were allowed to depart during the stop or were handled case by case. Newsweek, CBS News, Guardian World, France24 and 1 more
Where reports differ
- Flight disruption counts varied by report and reporting time: FlightAware reported more than 10,000 delays and 4,000 cancellations by 7:15 p.m. ET, while the BBC US summary said it recorded more than 8,500 delays and nearly 8,000 cancellations on Friday. Axios
- The outlet described the stop as the third nationwide ground stop in FAA history, while other reports called it the second since September 11, 2001. Ars Technica
Reported by one outlet
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said U.S. airspace reopened at 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time. The Hill
- The FBI was investigating whether a faulty software update caused the problems. Axios
- Officials said they found no connection between the disruption and a widespread Microsoft outage. France24
- FlightAware reported 10,543 delays and 3,580 cancellations within, into, or out of the United States. Guardian World
The original reports
- 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
- 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