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Sec. Duffy on FAA investigation: ‘Problematic’ router has been pulled | CNN

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November 15, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy updated CNN’s Dana Bash on the investigation into the FAA’s nationwide ground stop on Friday, saying a “problematic” router has been removed and is being inspected at a contractor’s lab in Florida.

Sec. Duffy on FAA investigation: ‘Problematic’ router has been pulled | CNN

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy updated CNN’s Dana Bash on the investigation into the FAA’s nationwide ground stop on Friday, saying a “problematic” router has been removed and is being inspected at a contractor’s lab in Florida.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy updated CNN’s Dana Bash on the investigation into the FAA’s nationwide ground stop on Friday, saying a “problematic” router has been removed and is being inspected at a contractor’s lab in Florida.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there could have been “mistakes made” by contractor L3Harris during a routine procedure that led to the nationwide ground stop, though Duffy said it’s still unclear if contractor error or an equipment malfunction caused the meltdown. He went on to criticize Congress and other contractors that the department works with. CNN’s Rene Marsh reports.

CNN affiliate’s KVAL reporter Gold Meadows interviewed actors Tyriq Withers and Daniel Kaluuya about the Friday FAA ground stop while they were stuck in Eugene, Oregon.

Two planes collided Saturday night on the tarmac at Miami International Airport, just a day after a nationwide flight grounding caused widespread cancellations and travel chaos.

Student pilot Mosab Nadi was completing the third leg of his first solo flight in the Fort Worth, Texas area when he was forced to land amid the nationwide ground stop. Nadi tells CNN about the unexpected landing.

Officials are trying to put the puzzle pieces back together as quickly as possible across airports in the US. CNN’s Ryan Young reports from Atlanta.

In an unprecedented maneuver, the Starship spacecraft just came sweeping down to a pinpoint landing within the arms of SpaceX’s Mechazilla launch tower.

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