# Sean Duffy reveals when airport travel delays should finally end after FAA’s nationwide ground stop
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9 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 15, 2026, 9:52 AM · Read it:
Friday’s ground stop forced more than 3,500 aircraft to land safely and triggered thousands of flight cancellations and delays nationwide.
## Who's covering it
In the order they published:
- Nov 14, 2026, 1:44 AM: [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.
- Nov 14, 2026, 9:10 AM: [NFL reassigns 3 officials following nationwide FAA ground stop]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
The ground stop order was lifted Friday night, but not before it affected games in the NFL and college football this weekend.
- 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, 1:16 PM: [What we know about the cause of the nationwide FAA ground stop]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 14, 2026, 4:54 PM: ['Root cause’ of nationwide ground stop is unknown, FAA says]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
Routers and networking equipment may be involved in the problems that led to the ground stop, but a definitive cause has not been established, officials said.
- Nov 14, 2026, 7:13 PM: [FAA ground stop disrupts college football]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
Some college football games were delayed a few hours on Saturday or postponed to Sunday. And in Oklahoma at least, there will be perks for fans to make up for the inconvenience, including cheap beers.
- Nov 15, 2026, 5:05 AM: [Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy describes the cause of nationwide ground stop]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 15, 2026, 6:36 AM: [FAA says air travel should be back to normal Sunday after nationwide ground stop]() — Fox News (TV network, United States, rated Right)
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford says the worst is over after the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years disrupted around 15,000 flights.
- Nov 15, 2026, 9:52 AM: [Sean Duffy reveals when airport travel delays should finally end after FAA’s nationwide ground stop]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
Friday’s ground stop forced more than 3,500 aircraft to land safely and triggered thousands of flight cancellations and delays nationwide.