FAA orders third nationwide ground stop in history
Tech Desk
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon, suspending all departures from airports across the United States.
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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy posted the alert on X, describing it as a "communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers" and said staff were working to resolve the problem while further updates would follow.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin clarified that the halt was not linked to any security threat. He said, "This is a telecommunications outage out of the FAA. Out of an abundance of caution, we have grounded all of the flights," and added, "There's no indication as of yet that this is a nefarious attack against us." Mullin also noted that the FAA would assess incoming international flights individually.
