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I was flying when the FAA grounded all flights. Everything was chaos, and I got stuck on the tarmac for hours.

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I learned about the ground stop at 35,000 feet. It was scary not knowing if it was AI related or a cyberattack.

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A nationwide FAA ground stop halted flights and left thousands canceled and delayed; airlines worked Saturday to recover and some U.S. flights resumed, according to The Hill, Washington Times and CNN. Officials attributed the stop to a routine equipment upgrade, according to TechCrunch, while CBS News reported officials cited aging system infrastructure and legacy technology.

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  1. CNNGrounded: Unraveling the Nationwide Flight Chaos
  2. Business Insider(subscription required)I was flying when the FAA grounded all flights. Everything was chaos, and I got stuck on the tarmac for hours.I learned about the ground stop at 35,000 feet. It was scary not knowing if it was AI related or a cyberattack.
  3. Al JazeeraFAA 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. 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.
  5. The RegisterAll US flights grounded by FAASafety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited
  6. Washington ExaminerFAA 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