All departing US flights grounded due to communication outage
Verified: 52 outlets in 32 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 13 of them from the United States.
US aviation regulators issued an extremely rare ground stop of all flights across the country Friday after a major communications outage which the Department of Homeland Security said did not appear to be the result of any "nefarious attack."
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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 13, 11:32 PM UTC+20 hCNN: FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all flightstheloadstar.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:33 PM UTC+20 hFAA orders third nationwide ground stop in its historyarstechnica.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:35 PM UTC+20 h· you’re reading thisAll departing US flights grounded due to communication outagemyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:36 PM UTC+20 hFAA orders nationwide ground stop for departing flights across the United Statesdominicantoday.com ↗
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