{
  "id": 19874437,
  "title": "Live: All US departing flights grounded due to communication issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/live-all-us-departing-flights-grounded-due-to-communication-issues",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T22:12:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/follow-live-us-aviation-authority-grounds-all-flights/107385742"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a national halt order for all US departing flights due to communication issues affecting air route traffic control centers across the nation. The order, which does not impact flights already in the air, remains in effect until further notice. US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reassured the public that there is no threat to safety, stating the issue is a telecommunications outage and not a cyber attack or AI technology malfunction. The last nationwide ground stop occurred in January 2023, when domestic departures were briefly paused. This event marks only the second nationwide ground stop since the September 11 terror attacks.",
  "summary": "Flights departing from across the US have been grounded, following a national order from the country's aviation body. Follow live.",
  "key_points": [
    "All US departing flights grounded nationwide",
    "Communication issues affect air route traffic control centers",
    "Homeland Security reassures public of no safety threat"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "All flights across US grounded due to air traffic control communications problems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/all-flights-across-us-grounded-due-to-air-traffic-control",
        "published": "2026-11-13T21:40:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "All US flights grounded after communications system failure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/all-us-flights-grounded-after-communications-system-failure",
        "published": "2026-11-13T21:55:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "All departing US flights grounded due to communication problem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/all-departing-us-flights-grounded-due-to-communication-problem",
        "published": "2026-11-13T22:21:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}