GoKawiilFAA orders nationwide ground stop for all departing flights
The Federal Aviation Administration halted all departing U.S. flights at 3:54 p.m. ET Friday, citing 'extraordinary circumstances' and safety reasons, while allowing inbound international flights to be handled case by case. At the time of the order, more than 4,000 flights bound for U.S. airports were already airborne, according to Flightradar24.
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the stoppage stemmed from a telecommunications outage and that officials see no current evidence of malicious activity, though the investigation remains in early stages. Senior officials told NBC News they found no link between this incident and a separate Microsoft outage, suggesting the cause may be an isolated infrastructure failure rather than a coordinated attack.
- FAA halted all departing U.S. flights nationwide at 3:54 p.m. ET for safety reasons.
- Over 4,000 flights were already airborne when the ground stop was issued.
- Officials attribute the disruption to a telecom outage, with no confirmed link to a Microsoft outage or cyberattack.
Source: nbcnews.com — Https, 2026-11-13
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