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FAA Ground Stop Ends After Five Hours, Disrupting Thousands of FlightsFAA Network Failure Shows the Cost of Rushed ModernizationAir Traffic Breakdown Puts Modernization and Accountability in Focus
A failure in the FAA’s communications network triggered a nationwide ground stop that lasted five hours and disrupted flights across the United States. The stop was lifted Friday evening, November 13, with thousands of cancellations and delays.A failure in the FAA’s communications network caused a five-hour nationwide ground stop on November 13, disrupting thousands of flights. The breakdown comes amid a modernization effort facing questions over planning and oversight.A failure in the FAA’s communications network grounded flights nationwide for five hours on November 13, causing thousands of cancellations and delays. The disruption adds urgency to efforts to overhaul the air traffic system.
