US flight outage live updates: FAA grounds thousands of flights as Trump administration looks for cause of nationwide delays
Sean Duffy says technicians from Federal Aviation Administration are investigating; Trump’s homeland security secretary says ‘no indication as of yet’ of cyberattack FAA issues nationwide ground-stop order, delaying or canceling nearly 7,000 flights The longest in the company’s history. My…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a nationwide ground stop, halting nearly 7,000 flights across the United States on Friday afternoon. The halt, initiated at around 4pm ET, affected both departures and landing delays at all airports in the country, according to the FAA.
Sean Duffy, speaking on behalf of the FAA, revealed that the issue was caused by a "temporary telecommunications outage." However, there is still no indication that the outage has been fixed, leaving uncertainty over when normal operations might resume.
The Department of Homeland Security's Markwayne Mullin, who formerly served as Oklahoma senator, stated that there is no evidence suggesting the halt was due to a cyber attack. The situation is unprecedented, with the last nationwide ground stop occurring in January 2023, lasting for under two hours.
As of now, there are 10,343 delayed flights, including those within, into, or out of the US, as reported by FlightAware. Additionally, 1,479 flights have been canceled due to the issue.
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