FAA lifts nationwide ground stop: Live updates
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UPDATE — 9:21 p.m. Friday: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday that as of 8:15 p.m. the ground stop had been lifted, though they expect the process to get passengers to their destinations to be "slow." Duffy claimed the communications system is "old" and became "overloaded with data" and asked Congress to appropriate $50 billion to overhaul it.
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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there has been "zero evidence" that the incident was the result of a cyberattack or "rogue AI," though he added that nothing has been ruled out.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop on all departing flights on Friday afternoon.
Departing flights have been grounded over what the FAA called "extraordinary circumstances" and "reasons of safety."
'FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them.'
"All departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice," the air traffic control advisory said.
"Inbound international flights will be managed on a case by case basis," the FAA added.
At 4:16 p.m. Friday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a statement on X about the stoppage.
"The @FAAnews issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers," he wrote. "FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them."
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A similar ground stop was issued by the FAA in Jan. 2023 that delayed 4,600 flights and canceled another 567 flights.
The FAA had said in a post on social media at the time it needed time to "validate the integrity of flight and safety information."
This is a developing story.
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