All US departing flights grounded by aviation officials
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a national ground stop of all departing flights "due to extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety" after the agency earlier reported serious air traffic control communications issues.
All US departing flights have been grounded by aviation officials following a national ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This decision was made due to extraordinary circumstances and safety concerns, following earlier reports of serious air traffic control communication issues. While flights in the air may land, those on the ground are unable to take off, as the FAA announced shortly before the nationwide ground stop.
The agency instructed all departing traffic to remain groundstopped until further notice. International flights will be managed on a case-by-case basis.
This is the second nationwide ground stop of all departures since the September 11, 2001 attacks, with the previous incident occurring in January 2023 when the FAA paused all domestic departures for less than two hours. In the previous instance, US Congress had approved $12.5 billion to fix the FAA's aging communications system. Recently, the FAA and White House requested an additional $30.1 billion from Congress to address other issues related to aviation.
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