# A botched router upgrade grounded flights nationwide. Now questions are mounting. > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/4998032 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 7 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo News, Nov 14, 2026, 8:42 PM · Read it: By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - US air travel is not expected to return to normal schedules until late on Sunday, the head of the FAA said, as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight shutdown that officials blamed on routine maintenance gone awry. As of 9:35 p.m. ET (0235 GMT), airlines on Saturday had ‌canceled more than 6,400 US flights and delayed more than 8,000, according to FlightAware, an aviation website. That followed about 9,200 flights canceled and 7,500 delayed on Friday after ‌the FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop because of… ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 4:42 PM: [All US flights grounded by FAA]() — The Register (Digital news, United Kingdom) Safety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited - Nov 13, 2026, 4:54 PM: [A Nationwide Ground Stop]() — 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]() — 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 14, 2026, 6:27 AM: [What to know about flights after the US nationwide ground stop]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 14, 2026, 12:32 PM: [What to know about flights after the U.S. nationwide ground stop]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) The longest flight stoppage in 25 years ended around 8:15 p.m. ET Friday, allowing some domestic flights to take off from U.S. airports. Officials expected a full recovery by Sunday. - Nov 14, 2026, 12:52 PM: [Grounded: Unraveling the Nationwide Flight Chaos]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 14, 2026, 8:42 PM: [A botched router upgrade grounded flights nationwide. Now questions are mounting.]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - US air travel is not expected to return to normal schedules until late on Sunday, the head of the FAA said, as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight shutdown that officials blamed on routine maintenance gone awry. As of 9:35 p.m. ET (0235 GMT), airlines on Saturday had ‌canceled more than 6,400 US flights and delayed more than 8,000, according to FlightAware, an aviation website. That followed about 9,200 flights canceled and 7,500 delayed on Friday after ‌the FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop because of…