# LIVE: FAA reopens airspace after ground stop blamed on ‘outdated equipment’ > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3655855 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 8 outlets covering · First listed: Al Jazeera, Nov 13, 2026, 4:02 PM · Read it: US air regulators have reopened airspace hours after a ground stop halted flights nationwide. 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it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 4:02 PM: [LIVE: FAA reopens airspace after ground stop blamed on ‘outdated equipment’]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left) US air regulators have reopened airspace hours after a ground stop halted flights nationwide. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:27 PM: [What we know about the FAA nationwide ground stop]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) The Federal Aviation Administration took an extraordinary step Friday afternoon by issuing a nationwide ground stop. No planes are taking off at any airport and millions of passengers are stranded. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:41 PM: [FAA ground stop updates: Heres what we know]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) Here's what we know about the unexpected nationwide ground stoppage ordered by the FAA on Friday. - 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, 4:54 PM: [A Nationwide Ground Stop]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) Also, Russia lays out its hard-line demands. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. - Nov 13, 2026, 7:46 PM: [The FAA Nationwide Ground Stop Is Over]() — Wired (Magazine, United States) The five-hour ordeal ended Friday evening. Planes will be allowed to fly again, but the effects of the stoppage will be felt throughout the weekend. - Nov 13, 2026, 7:47 PM: [Of Course Americans Blamed the Ground Stop on AI]() — The Atlantic (Magazine, United States, rated Lean left) When anything can go wrong, speculation flourishes. - Nov 13, 2026, 7:56 PM: [Airspace reopened after nationwide ground stop]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center) The nationwide ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration Friday afternoon has been lifted, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed. “At 8:15 tonight Eastern Time, we’ve opened up the airspace,” Duffy said to reporters in the White House briefing room during a press conference that began at around 8:30 p.m. EST. Duffy added that, although…