Why are flights grounded? Markwayne Mullin cites FAA outage amid ground stop, not ‘nefarious act’
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The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a nationwide ground stop for flights across the United States on Friday, Nov. 13, citing extraordinary circumstances and safety concerns related to an air traffic control issue.
The directive instructs all departing aircraft to remain on the ground until further notice. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the ground stop followed a communication issue affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters outside the White House that a “telecommunication outage throughout FAA” prompted the nationwide ground stoppage.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/11/13/faa-orders-nationwide-groundstop-at-us-airports-citing-safety/92765499007/
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The directive instructs all departing aircraft to remain on the ground until further notice. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the ground stop followed a communication issue affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters outside the White House that a “telecommunication outage throughout FAA” prompted the nationwide ground stoppage.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/11/13/faa-orders-nationwide-groundstop-at-us-airports-citing-safety/92765499007/
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