The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop for all U.S. airports Friday afternoon for reasons of safety after a communication issue affected Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop for all U.S. airports Friday afternoon, citing “extraordinary circumstances” and “reasons of safety,” according to the agency’s alert.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the ground stop in a social media post shared just after 4:15 p.m., saying the FAA “issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.”
Duffy said FAA technicians were investigating the issue and that updates would be provided “as we have them.”
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