Sean Duffy urges college football teams to reach out to FAA as schools scramble to travel after nationwide ground stop

First reported by Washington Examiner at Fri 3:06 PM · 21 outlets in all

1. The Defiant1hDuffy Denies FAA AI Tool Caused Nationwide Ground StopThe FAA announced SMART’s expansion to airspace covered by 22 centers on Nov. 10. Duffy blamed overloaded legacy telecom equipment for Friday’s halt.
2. NY Post1hSean Duffy urges college football teams to reach out to FAA as schools scramble to travel after nationwide ground stop
3. 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.
4. CNN4hNationwide ground stop lifted. So, now what?
5. Yahoo Sports5hESPN addresses college football schedule after ground stopBy Friday night, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide ground stop, which lasted nearly four hours. According to HuffPost, the ground stop delayed nearly 10,000 flights and led to the cancellation of 5,000 flights, so the chaotic aftermath is just getting started. The ripple effect could disturb the weekend’s sports slate, particularly college…
6. 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.
7. The Atlantic(subscription required)6hScenes From the Nationwide Ground StopSome 1.5 million people experienced travel disruption on Friday.
8. ProFootballTalk6hFAA lifts ground stop, clearing the way for NFL teams to travel on SaturdayEleven teams will be flying for Sunday games.
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. Yahoo News7hFAA says nationwide ground stop is over after thousands of flights cancelled
12. Mashable7hFAA nationwide ground stop: Why it happened, according to officialsCommunication outage cause by outdated systems and network updates, not the FAA's new SMART AI tool.
13. Business Insider(subscription required)7hCollege football games could be derailed by the FAA ground stopSome college football games are up in the air this weekend after the FAA's nationwide ground stop prevented teams from flying.
14. AP9hFAA grounds flights nationwide, disrupting NBA, NHL and college football travel for the weekend
15. Fox News10hFAA ground stop lifted on Friday night, but some college football teams still scrambling to travelTexas, Tennessee, Utah and other top college football programs were grounded Friday as the FAA ground stop stranded teams before Saturday's games.
16. The Register10hAll US flights grounded by FAASafety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited
17. 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.
18. The Athletic(subscription required)10hFAA ground stop triggers widespread travel chaos as teams scramble ahead of gamesSEC moves the football game between No. 19 Ole Miss and Oklahoma to Sunday, over host Oklahoma's objections.
19. Gizmodo11hNationwide FAA Ground Stop Is Over, Sean Duffy Says: ‘I Didn’t Anticipate That We Would Have An Outage Like This’Duffy warned more disruptions would be likely if more funds for FAA upgrades don't come through.
20. Hacker News11hFAA ends hours-long nationwide ground stopThe FAA lifted its nationwide ground stop Friday night after hours of chaos and thousands of delays and cancellations.Why it matters: The effects of the rare and extreme move will likely ripple through the weekend, with travelers stranded and airlines' planes and crews out of position.Driving the news: In a Friday evening press conference, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the ground stop was issued after outdated air traffic control communications equipment suffered from "overloaded data, and they went down."Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin added that officials are looking…
21. 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