FAA grounds all departing US flights following air traffic control communications outage
Verified: 68 outlets in 35 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 13 of them from the United States.
WASHINGTON DC: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a nationwide ground stop for all departing flights following a major telecommunications outage that disrupted air traffic control communications, citing extraordinary circumstances and safety concerns. The disruption, which reportedly originated from a network router problem that spread across the country, forced the suspension of departures…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
13 outlets from the United States, where the story is: AirlineGeeks, Ars Technica, Bloomberg and 10 more · how we count
- Nov 13, 3:42 AM UTCFirst reportNew York, Boston and Philadelphia Flights Disrupted as Storms Trigger FAA Ground Stopsrustourismnews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:18 PM UTC+18 hFAA orders ground stop at all US airports due to 'extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety'dw.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:25 PM UTC+18 hFAA grounds all flight within US immediatelycnc3.co.tt ↗
- Nov 14, 12:13 AM UTC+21 h· you’re reading thisFAA grounds all departing US flights following air traffic control communications outageenglish.khabarhub.com ↗
- Nov 14, 12:29 AM UTC+21 hUS Flights Grounded Over Air Traffic Communication Issuebloomberg.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 12:33 AM UTC+21 hAll US flights grounded by FAAtheregister.com ↗
- Nov 14, 12:44 AM UTC+21 hFAA ground stop updates: What we know so farmashable.com ↗
- Nov 14, 12:44 AM UTC+21 hAll flights at Portland Jetport delayed amid nationwide ground stopwmtw.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports describe the same FAA nationwide ground stop after the air traffic control communications outage, with no conflicting facts.
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