US Airlines Face Days of Disruption After Nationwide Ground StopA Nationwide Flight Shutdown Exposes the Cost of Aging InfrastructureAir Traffic Control Upgrades Leave Airlines Scrambling After System Failure
More than 2,500 flights were canceled across the United States on November 14 as airlines worked to recover from a nationwide ground stop the previous day that lasted more than four hours.More than 2,500 flights were canceled on November 14 after a nationwide ground stop the previous day, as officials blamed aging air traffic control systems and called for more modernization funding.A nationwide ground stop tied by administration officials to overloaded, aging air traffic control equipment led to more than 2,500 flight cancellations on November 14.