{
  "id": 19907509,
  "title": "US flights resume after longest nationwide ground stop since 9/11. Here’s what we know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-flights-resume-after-longest-nationwide-ground-stop-since-9-11",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T02:53:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/faa-flights-ground-stop-911-us-air-traffic-control-outage-10962495/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide ground stop on November 13 after a communications outage halted most departures for more than four hours, stranding thousands of passengers across the country. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin attributed the outage to technology upgrades that had \"overwhelmed\" the existing system, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed old network equipment, such as 1980s copper lines. The ground stop began shortly before 4 pm ET and was lifted at 8:15 pm, marking the longest nationwide halt since 9/11. The outage affected radio communications between pilots and controllers, with the network supporting these communications overseen by L3Harris Technologies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "US air travel ground stop lifted, flights set to resume",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-air-travel-ground-stop-lifted-flights-set-to-resume",
        "published": "2026-11-14T01:49:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US flights resume after nationwide ground stop lifted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-flights-resume-after-nationwide-ground-stop-lifted",
        "published": "2026-11-14T02:35:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "US flights allowed to take off again as nationwide ground stop lifted but delays expected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-flights-allowed-to-take-off-again-as-nationwide-ground-stop-lifted",
        "published": "2026-11-14T02:38:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}