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FAA Halts U.S. Flights Amid Communications Outage
U.S. flights grounded nationwide as FAA fixes aging air traffic systems.
In brief
U.S. flights grounded nationwide as FAA fixes aging air traffic systems. The FAA halted all U.S. departures Friday night due to a communications outage, with over 5,700 cancellations and 9,124 delays reported by 7:21 p.m. CST. Originally reported by Dallas Express.
FAA Ground Stop
The FAA lifted a nationwide ground stop Friday night after a communications outage halted U.S. departures.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
Duffy warned restoring normal flight operations would take time due to aging switches and routers.
No Cyberattack Evidence
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin found no cyberattack evidence but did not rule out possibility.
5,725 Cancellations
FlightAware reported 5,725 cancellations and 9,124 delays for Friday flights by 7:21 p.m. CST.
Dallas Airports
Dallas Fort Worth recorded 413 cancellations and 713 delays while Love Field had 37 cancellations and 189 delays.
European Impact
Eurocontrol suspended U.S.-bound departures from member states at FAA’s request.
L3Harris Network
L3Harris was identified as the network operator but had not responded to requests for comment.
SMART System
FAA’s ai-supported smart traffic management system did not cause the outage according to officials.
In short
The FAA halted all U.S. departures Friday night due to a communications outage, with over 5,700 cancellations and 9,124 delays reported by 7:21 p.m. CST.
