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  "id": 19908556,
  "title": "FAA lifts four-hour nationwide flight halt after air traffic control failure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/faa-lifts-four-hour-nationwide-flight-halt-after-air-traffic-control",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T02:46:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/faa-lifts-four-hour-nationwide-flight-halt-after-air-traffic-control-failure-1.500746941"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted a nationwide ground stop that halted departures across the country for over four hours due to a telecommunications failure. The shutdown caused significant disruption, leaving thousands of travelers facing cancellations, delays, and lengthy waits at airports. The FAA lifted the restrictions at 8.15pm Eastern Time (1.15am GMT on Saturday), after suspending departures at 3.54pm due to concerns about communication systems used by air traffic controllers. Although flights were cleared to resume, officials warned that airlines would need time to reposition aircraft and crews and clear the backlog of delayed passengers.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : US Aviation Regulator Lifts Nationwide Ban On Departures From Country's Airports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/world-us-aviation-regulator-lifts-nationwide-ban-on-departures-from",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:38:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US lifts nationwide ground stop, allowing flights to resume after hours of travel chaos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-lifts-nationwide-ground-stop-allowing-flights-to-resume-after",
        "published": "2026-11-14T01:40:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "US lifts nationwide ground stop for airports hours after halting all departures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-lifts-nationwide-ground-stop-for-airports-hours-after-halting-all",
        "published": "2026-11-14T01:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "US lifts nationwide flight ground stop after major air traffic control outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-lifts-nationwide-flight-ground-stop-after-major-air-traffic",
        "published": "2026-11-14T02:14:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}