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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for all planes due to take off in the US, delaying and canceling thousands of flights
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin addressed the FAA ground stop, saying as of right now, there is no reason to believe this was a threat to the US.
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Frustrated travelers facing delayed or canceled flights at US airports have been taking to social media to document their experiences. Federal officials warned it will take time for airports and airlines to get back to full capacity following a massive grounding.
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon, "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."
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A nationwide FAA ground stop stranded teams, forced college football schedule changes and left NBA, NHL and college programs scrambling ahead of a packed weekend
More than 1.5 million passengers face travel disruption as domestic and international airlines warn of knock-on delays.
The five-hour ordeal ended Friday evening. Planes will be allowed to fly again, but the effects of the stoppage will be felt throughout the weekend.
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Pressed by CNN’s Kristen Holmes on why his agency wasn’t prepared for such an outage, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged Congress to give him more money to improve systems and asserted there would be more air travel disruptions.
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Sean Duffy, Trump’s transportation secretary, acknowledges tech failure led federal aviation officials to shut down system and ground flights, though details are scarce
The government cited a nationwide communications failure among air traffic control systems as the reason for the sudden grounding on Friday.
All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a "communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers," according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called for a “complete overhaul” of FAA’s technology systems, citing new equipment overwhelming the old framework as the reason for the ground stop.
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The FAA says nationwide ground stop disrupting thousands of US flights was caused by a telecommunications outage.
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Rare nationwide ground stop could go on for awhile as FAA troubleshoots.
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A communications problem is reportedly affecting Air Route Traffic control centers.
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U.S. flights are resuming after the FAA ground stop, but delays and cancellations are still piling up.