Shameless Pete Buttigieg slams FAA nationwide ground stop — despite being transportation boss when last one happened

First reported by Washington Examiner at Fri 3:06 PM · 14 outlets in all

1. NY Post19mShameless Pete Buttigieg slams FAA nationwide ground stop — despite being transportation boss when last one happenedFormer Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg jumped at the opportunity to slam the nationwide ground stop Friday while he was stranded in Denver – despite being in charge when it last happened three years ago.
2. New York Times(subscription required)11hWhat 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.
3. CNN11hNationwide ground stop lifted. So, now what?
4. Forbes13hNationwide 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.
5. The Atlantic(subscription required)13hScenes From the Nationwide Ground StopSome 1.5 million people experienced travel disruption on Friday.
6. Wired(subscription required)14hThe 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.
7. Yahoo News14hFAA says nationwide ground stop is over after thousands of flights cancelled
8. Mashable14hFAA nationwide ground stop: Why it happened, according to officialsCommunication outage cause by outdated systems and network updates, not the FAA's new SMART AI tool.
9. Yahoo Sports14hTexas football stuck in Austin after FAA nationwide ground stopTexas football has one ranked opponent remaining on its schedule, but there is no telling when the team will arrive for that matchup. The Longhorns boarded the airplane for their trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Friday afternoon, but because of a nationwide ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, they are stuck in Austin for the
10. The Register17hAll US flights grounded by FAASafety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited
11. NPR17hWhat 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.
12. The Hill18hFAA orders nationwide ground stopThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. flights, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed Friday. “The @FAANews [FAA] issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” Duffy wrote on the social platform X. “FAA technicians are investigating the…
13. Hacker News18hFAA 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…
14. Washington Examiner18hFAA 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