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US Flight Shutdown Live Updates
US grounds all departing flights due to air traffic control communications issues.
In brief
US grounds all departing flights due to air traffic control communications issues. US airports halted all departures Friday after nationwide air traffic control communication breakdown. Originally reported by Ndtv.
US Flight Shutdown
All departing flights in United States have grounded on Friday due to air traffic control communications issues.
“The Federal Aviation Administration "issued a nationwide ground stop for all US airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers"”
Ground Stop Details
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all US airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
“FAA technicians are investigating the issue”
Second Ground Stop Since 9/11
Friday was the second nationwide ground stop of all departures since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
“The other happened in January 2023, when the FAA paused all domestic departures for less than two hours”
Homeland Security Response
US Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication the country was under threat after a ground stop was issued.
“There was no indication, as of yet, that this was a nefarious attack against us, it's just a telecommunication outage, as of right now”
Investigation Status
Authorities are still investigating the communication breakdown and did not rule out a possible cyberattack.
“Mullin told reporters at the White House after meeting President Donald Trump that authorities were still investigating”
In short
US airports halted all departures Friday after nationwide air traffic control communication breakdown.
