🔴 US flight authority orders national ground stop over air traffic control 'communication issue'

We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development US flight authority orders national ground stop over air traffic control 'communication issue' The US flight authority on Friday halted flights across the nation due to what US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said was a communication issue affecting the country's air traffic control centres. A file photo of a Boeing 737 MAX 10 test aircraft standing on the tarmac during an event marking the FAA certification of the aircraft at Boeing's Everett Delivery Center in Everett, Washington, US, October 20, 2026. © Jason Redmond, The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued a ​national ‌ground stop "due ⁠to extraordinary circumstance and reasons ‌for safety" after the agency earlier ⁠reported serious air traffic control communications issues. Shortly before ​the announcement, the ‌FAA halted traffic in Chicago due toair ‌traffic control communications issues. ​The agency said, "All departing traffic should remain groundstopped until further notice." ​The FAA said ​international flights will be ​managed on a case-by-case basis.

The ​FAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. US Transportation ​Secretary Sean Duffy said the ground stop was due to ⁠a communication issue affecting ​all air ‌route traffic control ‌centres. Friday was the second nationwide ground stop ​of all departures since the September 11, ​2001, attacks.

The other happened in ​January 2023, when the FAA paused all domestic departures for ​less than two hours. Last year, Congress approved $12.5 billion to fix the FAA's aging communications system, and on Friday the FAA and White House ⁠asked Congress for another $30.1 billion to address other issues. 1. 1 ## France turns back Israeli settler representative upon arrival in Paris France 2. 2 ## Wave of hoax bomb threats sent to schools in UK, Ireland and Italy Europe 3. 3 ## The most hacked country in Europe? Why France is the target of so many cyberattacks Analysis France 4. 4 ## US envoys arrive in Dublin for meeting with Zelensky and European representatives As it happened Europe 5. 5 ## Haiti's PM praises Bukele after Salvadoran troops help destroy gang headquarters Americas Includes a video 1 min 6. 6 ## Democrat Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi Americas Includes a video 1 min © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved.

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