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US government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary circumstances’
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- TechCrunch changed its headline 44m ago. It first read: “U.S. government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary cirumstances’”
A spokesperson for the FAA told TechCrunch that it issued the ground stop "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers," which manage the airspace across the United States.
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The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting Air Route Traffic Control Centers, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The FAA notice said the stop was imposed 'due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.' Duffy said FAA technicians were investigating.
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- CNNNationwide ground stop for all flights due to ‘extraordinary circumstances’
- TechCrunchUS government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary circumstances’A spokesperson for the FAA told TechCrunch that it issued the ground stop "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers," which manage the airspace across the United States.
- Al JazeeraUS grounds all flights after ‘communication issue’US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says federal aviation agency is 'investigating the issue'.
- Gizmodo‘This Isn’t Another 9/11’: FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop ‘Due to Extraordinary Circumstances’"This is a telecommunications outage," said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
- Los Angeles Times(subscription required)FAA issues nationwide ground stop due to 'extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety'The Federal Aviation Administration, issued a ground stop Friday for all flights in the United States, according to an advisory from the agency.
- NY PostAll planes halted across US as FAA issues nationwide ground stop over ‘extraordinary circumstances’The agency issued the advisory late Friday afternoon, saying inbound international flights would be managed on a case by case basis.
- Hacker NewsFAA issues nationwide ground stop due to "extraordinary circumstances"