Flights slowly resume after US aviation agency lifts nationwide ground stop

First reported by Washington Examiner at Fri 3:06 PM · 18 outlets in all

1. New York Times(subscription required)4hWhat to Know About Friday’s Nationwide Ground StopThe air traffic control system’s overloaded, antiquated telecommunications equipment sustained its latest widespread failure, prompting a call for more money to fuel faster upgrades.
2. CNN4hNationwide ground stop lifted. So, now what?
3. Al Jazeera5hFAA ground stop lifted: Why were US flights grounded, and what’s next?The FAA says nationwide ground stop disrupting thousands of US flights was caused by a telecommunications outage.
4. Sports Illustrated5hThe Aviation Ground Stop is Lifted Giving Tennessee the Clear to TravelThe Vols were stuck in Knoxville but now they are on the way to College Station.
5. Forbes6hNationwide Ground Stop At Airports Lifted, FAA SaysTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the ground stop was ordered following a "communication issue” impacting all air traffic control centers.
6. The Atlantic(subscription required)6hScenes From the Nationwide Ground StopSome 1.5 million people experienced travel disruption on Friday.
7. NY Post6hWhat to do if your flight was halted during nationwide ground stopAirline passengers stranded by Friday’s nationwide ground stop have several options to change their travel plans.
8. Yahoo News6hFAA lifts nationwide ground stop after thousands of flight cancellations
9. The Hill6hAirspace reopened after nationwide ground stopThe 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…
10. Wired(subscription required)7hThe FAA Nationwide Ground Stop Is OverThe 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.
11. Guardian8hFlights slowly resume after US aviation agency lifts nationwide ground stop
12. Ars Technica9hFAA has lifted its third-ever nationwide ground stopSecretary of Transportation Sean Duffy blamed obsolete equipment for the outage.
13. Yahoo Sports10hTennessee football impacted by nationwide ground stopTennessee's flight to Texas A&M is impacted by a nationwide ground stop on Friday.
14. The Register10hAll US flights grounded by FAASafety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited
15. NPR10hWhat we know about the FAA nationwide ground stopThe 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.
16. CBS News11hFAA lifts nationwide ground stop that disrupted thousands of flightsThe 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.
17. Financial Times(subscription required)11hUS aviation regulator lifts order that grounded thousands of flightsAirports had halted take-offs because of a temporary ‘telecommunications outage’
18. Washington Examiner11hFAA imposes nationwide ground stop on all flightsThe Federal Aviation Administration halted all flight departures nationwide Friday afternoon due to a “rolling frequency outage” affecting facilities that monitor planes in the air. The cause remained unclear Friday, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Friday evening that investigators were looking into it, but suggested that a telecommunications issue caused the disruption. AIR