# AI company behind FAA’s SMART tool denies link to ground stop, Duffy confirms

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7 outlets covering · First listed: The Hill, Nov 13, 2026, 10:04 PM · Read it: <https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/6220416-faa-smart-ai-ground-stop-denial/>

Air Space Intelligence (ASI), the company behind a recently deployed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) AI tool, denied any link to the nationwide ground stop issued Friday afternoon. “The current ground stop is not based on or a result of the SMART system, any product of ASI or our integration with FAA and ATC,” the company…

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 4:27 PM: [What we know about the FAA nationwide ground stop](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/13/nx-s1-6040388/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](<https://mashable.com/tech/faa-ground-stop-updates-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](<https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/11/13/all-us-flights-grounded-by-faa/5309912>) — The Register (Digital news, United Kingdom)
  Safety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited
- Nov 13, 2026, 4:54 PM: [A Nationwide Ground Stop](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/briefing/a-nationwide-ground-stop.html>) — 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](<https://www.wired.com/story/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, 10:04 PM: [AI company behind FAA’s SMART tool denies link to ground stop, Duffy confirms](<https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/6220416-faa-smart-ai-ground-stop-denial/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Air Space Intelligence (ASI), the company behind a recently deployed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) AI tool, denied any link to the nationwide ground stop issued Friday afternoon. “The current ground stop is not based on or a result of the SMART system, any product of ASI or our integration with FAA and ATC,” the company…
- Nov 14, 2026, 1:44 AM: [Duffy Denies FAA AI Tool Caused Nationwide Ground Stop](<https://thedefiant.io/frontier/ai/duffy-denies-faa-ai-tool-caused-nationwide-ground-stop>) — The Defiant (Specialist)
  The FAA announced SMART’s expansion to airspace covered by 22 centers on Nov. 10. Duffy blamed overloaded legacy telecom equipment for Friday’s halt.