Nationwide US flight suspension caused by copper wire upgrade issue, transport secretary says
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A nationwide US ground stop causing thousands of flight cancellations resulted from a copper wire upgrade being performed by contractor L3Harris to switch to fiber. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy stated that a router being worked on flooded air traffic control systems, creating communication issues. The incident is the longest flight suspension since the September 11, 2001 attacks, with disruption expected to last for days, while investigations continue into whether incompetence or faulty equipment was involved.
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