23:34â˘Telecom Blackout Halts Every US Departure
Editors remain fixed on the FAA's rare nationwide ground stop for all departing flights, attributed to a telecommunications outage affecting air-traffic control centers (AP, NYTimes, Washington Post, CBS, ABC, USA Today, CNN). Officials stress no indication of nefarious act or threat, with about 1,000 flights canceled (ABC, USA Today, OANN). Coverage notes inbound international flights handled case by case.
The New York Times
F.A.A. Declares Rare Nationwide Ground Stop
23:09
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the nationwide ground stop was due to âa communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.â
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Associated Press
FAA grounds flights nationwide due to communications problems
23:30
Thirty-two passengers were hospitalized, though none of those injuries were critical, the mayor said. Nearly 130 were aboard.
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