FAA Grounds All U.S. Flights Until Further Notice
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all U.S. flights on Friday afternoon, citing “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” Aircraft already airborne are allowed to land, but no new takeoffs are permitted until the agency lifts the order. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X that the nationwide stop is tied to a communication problem affecting Air Traffic Control Centers, and that technicians are investigating. The FAA has not given further public detail and did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Nationwide ground stops are uncommon. The last time the FAA halted all air traffic was after the September 11, 2001 attacks; another full stop came in January 2023, when an outage hit NOTAM (Notice to Air Mission), the system that sends real-time data and warnings to pilots. This account is from a developing story and may change as more information is released.
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