FAA Ground Stop Disrupts Nearly 7,000 Flights Across the US

A communications outage prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration to ground departing flights nationwide on Friday, delaying or cancelling nearly 7,000 flights, according to flight-tracking data. The US transportation secretary said the issue affected air traffic control centres. Homeland Security officials said preliminary findings showed no indication of a deliberate attack. It was the third time all departing flights in the US had been grounded. Earlier nationwide stoppages occurred after the September 11 attacks and following an FAA notification system malfunction in 2023.

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