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Richard Quest explains why FAA air traffic issues are grounding flights across the US

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  • 7 more outlets picked it up in the last 3 hours, most recently PBS NewsHour, Techmeme, Al Jazeera.
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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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  1. CNNRichard Quest explains why FAA air traffic issues are grounding flights across the US
  2. PBS NewsHourFAA grounds all flights at U.S. airports due to air traffic control communications problemsThe FAA notice said the ground stop was being imposed "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."
  3. TechmemeThe FAA issues a nationwide ground stop for all US airports following "communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers" (Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios)
  4. Al JazeeraUS grounds all flights after ‘communication issue’US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says federal aviation agency is 'investigating the issue'.
  5. CBS NewsFAA issues nationwide ground stop, grounding thousandsThe Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued a rare nationwide ground stop on all departing flights. Officials said it appeared to be a telecommunication outage.
  6. Hacker NewsFAA Issues National Ground Stop
  7. CNBCFAA grounds departing flights nationwide, citing air traffic communication system outageThe Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon, "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."
  8. GuardianFlights grounded at all US airports due to air traffic control ‘communication issue’, transport secretary says – liveSean Duffy says technicians from Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the issueSign up for the Breaking News US emailIn other tech-related news, the Microsoft outage is still going. The longest in the company’s history. My colleagues are covering the latest and how it’s affecting millions and pretty much every industry …As I noted earlier, the calls for Howard Lutnick to appear before lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been answered.
  9. GizmodoThe FAA Is Rolling Out Its AI Air Traffic Tool NationwideThe FAA has reassured the public and airlines that SMART only suggests routes and doesn't affect air safety.