FAA issues nationwide ground-stop order, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 flights
Verified: 24 outlets in 15 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 8 of them from the United States.
Transportation secretary Sean Duffy said stoppage is due to ‘communication issue’ and that FAA is looking into issue The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights that are due to take off in the US on Friday, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 US flights, according to aviation tracker FlightAware. In a post on X, the US transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the stoppage is due to “a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers” and that the FAA’s technicians are looking into the matter.
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8 outlets from the United States, where the story is: AirlineGeeks, Forbes, Los Angeles Times and 5 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, 10:00 PM UTC+18 h· you’re reading thisFAA issues nationwide ground-stop order, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 flightstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 13, 10:02 PM UTC+18 hFAA orders nationwide ground stop for 1st time since 9/11inewsguyana.com ↗
- Nov 13, 10:07 PM UTC+18 hNational Ground Stop Was Issued for All U.S. Airportsthisisbeirut.com.lb ↗
- Nov 13, 10:10 PM UTC+18 hLIVE: FAA issues nationwide ground stop after communications outage in USaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 13, 10:10 PM UTC+18 hUS grounds all flights after ‘communication issue’aljazeera.com (again) ↗
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11m agoFAA issues nationwide ground-stop order, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 flights Transportation secretary Sean Duffy said stoppage is due to ‘communication issue’ and that FAA is looking into issue The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights that are due to take off in the US on Friday, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 US flights, according to aviation tracker FlightAware. In a post on X, the US transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the stoppage is due to “a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers” and that the FAA’s technicians are looking into the matter.
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