US grounds flights nationwide after air traffic control communications outage
WASHINGTON — The US Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers, in only the second such shutdown since the September 11, 2001, attacks. Nearly 7,000 flights were delayed or canceled, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. Planes already in the air were allowed to land, but those on…
On Friday, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspended all departing flights nationwide due to a communications failure at air traffic control centers, marking only the second such shutdown since the September 11, 2001 attacks. Approximately 7,000 flights were delayed or canceled, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.
Planes already airborne were permitted to land, but those on the ground were unable to take off. This incident highlights the ongoing challenges faced by the US air traffic control system, which has experienced equipment and communications failures, shortages of controllers, and aging infrastructure. FAA Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the nationwide ground stop in a post on X (formerly Twitter), stating that FAA technicians were investigating the issue.
While the FAA has not yet provided an estimated timeline for lifting the ground stop, there were early indications that the communications problems were beginning to improve in certain locations.
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