FAA Orders a Complete Ground-Stop of all Airplanes.

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday for all airports due a communication issue affecting air traffic control.
The agency's alert said the stop was "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement a short while later that the stop was "due a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers."
"FAA technicians are investigating the issue," he said in an X post.
This is the second time since Sept. 11, 2001, that the FAA has ordered a nationwide ground stop. The last time was in 2023, when the FAA NOTAM system went down and pilots could not get their pre-departure paperwork.
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