# US aviation regulator lifts order that grounded thousands of flights > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3618209 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 6 outlets covering · First listed: Financial Times, Nov 13, 2026, 3:18 PM · Read it: Airports had halted take-offs because of a temporary ‘telecommunications outage’ AI summary (may contain mistakes): A nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday, which the FAA said was caused by a telecommunications outage, was later lifted. Air Space Intelligence denied that its SMART tool was linked to the ground stop, The Hill reported. The grounding disrupted travel plans for college and NFL teams, including Texas, Arizona State and Ole Miss. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 3:09 PM: [Ground stop lifted hours after stranding thousands of flights across the U.S.]() — NBC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) U.S. air traffic was brought to a standstill Friday after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop for departing flights that lasted more than five hours. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:18 PM: [US aviation regulator lifts order that grounded thousands of flights]() — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center) Airports had halted take-offs because of a temporary ‘telecommunications outage’ - Nov 13, 2026, 3:29 PM: [FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that disrupted thousands of flights]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) The rare nationwide ground stop lasted about five hours Friday. Sources told CBS News an update to the network connecting the air traffic control system caused a reboot, crash and outage. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:42 PM: [All US flights grounded by FAA]() — The Register (Digital news, United Kingdom) Safety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited - Nov 13, 2026, 8:02 PM: [FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after thousands of flight cancellations]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 13, 2026, 9:32 PM: [FAA ground stop lifted: Why were US flights grounded, and what’s next?]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left) The FAA says nationwide ground stop disrupting thousands of US flights was caused by a telecommunications outage.