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How to Land 4,000 Planes During a Ground Stop
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No planes could take off; the ones in the air still had to land.
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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.
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- The Atlantic(subscription required)How to Land 4,000 Planes During a Ground StopNo planes could take off; the ones in the air still had to land.
- Wired(subscription required)The 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.
- Yahoo SportsTennessee football plane grounded due to FAA stop before trip to play Texas A&MThe Tennessee Volunteers were not allowed to depart for College Station on Friday before Saturday's game at Kyle Field.
- New York Times(subscription required)A Nationwide Ground StopAlso, Russia lays out its hard-line demands. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
- 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.