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Thousands of flights canceled or delayed after FAA lifts ground stop

Thousands of flights canceled or delayed after FAA lifts ground stop

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said "operations are slowly returning to normal" after the FAA lifted a four-hour, nationwide ground stop.

Thousands of flights canceled as airlines work to recover from nationwide ground stop

Thousands of flights canceled as airlines work to recover from nationwide ground stop

Airlines across the U.S. are working to recover from the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years

Thousands of flights canceled as airlines work to dig out from nationwide ground stop

Thousands of flights canceled as airlines work to dig out from nationwide ground stop

Airlines across the U.S. are working to dig out from the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years

Stranded at the airport: FAA ground stop derails travel plans

Stranded at the airport: FAA ground stop derails travel plans

Travelers recount missed connections, overnight airport stays and long drives home in rental cars after the FAA's national ground stop disrupted flights.

Trump official seeks $50 billion for air traffic control after outage

Trump official seeks $50 billion for air traffic control after outage

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The Trump administration boosted its request for air traffic control funding to $50 billion late Friday after a communications issue forced a nationwide groundstop that halted thousands of flights for hours.

US to resume flights after air traffic communications failure sparks chaos

US to resume flights after air traffic communications failure sparks chaos

By David Shepardson, Doyinsola Oladipo and Rajesh Kumar Singh WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The U.S.

FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop After Air Traffic Network Failure, President Trump Briefed

FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop After Air Traffic Network Failure, President Trump Briefed

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide ground stop after a communications failure in air traffic control centers caused widespread disruption at U.S. airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that U.S. airspace reopened at 8:15 pm Eastern Time, though departures would resume gradually. The incident, which led to over 6,600 flight cancellations and 8,600 delays, was the longest shutdown since September 11, 2001. Secretary Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin met with President Trump in the Oval Office to discuss the outage. The failure was attributed to an overload of data in radar and communications systems, causing inconsistencies and necessitating a system shutdown. Secretary Mullin stated there was no evidence of a cyberattack or rogue AI system, suggesting a mechanical cause.

Transportation head vows to find 'root cause' of ground stop. Trump breaks his silence on breakdown

Transportation head vows to find 'root cause' of ground stop. Trump breaks his silence on breakdown

President Donald Trump's transportation secretary says the government wants to be certain it determines the “root cause” of the problems that led to the grounding of planes across the United States before making broad fixes to air traffic control

Flights grounded across US after air traffic communications outage

Flights grounded across US after air traffic communications outage

By David Shepardson, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Dan Catchpole WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The US Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers, in only the second such shutdown since the September 11,

Thousands of US flights canceled, delayed as air travel system recovers from shutdown

Thousands of US flights canceled, delayed as air travel system recovers from shutdown

By David Shepardson, Doyinsola Oladipo and Rajesh Kumar Singh WASHINGTON/NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Major airlines on Saturday canceled more than 3,700 US flights and delayed 2,000 more as the United States sought to recover from the longest nationwide shutdown of flights since the

US air travel disruptions continue into third day

US air travel disruptions continue into third day

By David Shepardson and Helen Coster NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) - US air travel disruptions continued for a third day with more than 5,200 flights already affected on Sunday, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted a return to normalcy by Monday even as airlines scrambled to get back on

White House urges Congress to provide $30.1 billion for aviation reform

White House urges Congress to provide $30.1 billion for aviation reform

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The White House and Department of Transportation on Friday urged Congress to approve a further $30.1 billion to upgrade the United States' aging airports and air traffic control system.