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The FAA grounded departing flights nationwide and later lifted the order Friday evening.
The FAA said communication problems at air traffic control centers led it to halt departures for safety reasons while technicians investigated. The agency later lifted the stop, but flight disruptions continued.
What the reports agree on
- The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop for departing flights. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ABC News and 4 more
- The stop followed communication or telecommunications problems affecting air traffic control centers. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ABC News and 4 more
- FAA technicians investigated the problem. Newsweek, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ABC News and 4 more
- The FAA lifted the ground stop Friday evening. Axios, CBS News, The Hill, France24 and 3 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
- FlightAware reported more than 10,000 domestic delays and 4,000 cancellations by 7:15 p.m. ET. Axios
Reported by one outlet
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said U.S. airspace reopened at 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time. The Hill
- The FAA said inbound international flights would be handled case by case. Newsweek
- The FBI was investigating whether a faulty software update caused the problems. Axios
- The FAA grounded flights departing within the United States at 15:54 Eastern time and reopened the skies at 20:15. BBC US
The original reports
- 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- CBS News Former FAA chief spokesperson says ATC system is "horribly outdated" amid ground stop
- 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