FAA grounds flights at all U.S. airports, citing communications issue

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop affecting all U.S. airports on Friday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the action to "a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers," according to The Washington Post and The Verge. The FAA cited "extraordinary circumstances" and "reasons of safety" for the measure, according to the New York Times and other outlets.

• CNN — FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all flights
• NYT — F.A.A. Declares a Rare Nationwide Ground Stop
• CNN — FAA issues ground stop for all flights due to ‘extraordinary circumstances’
• Washington Post — FAA grounds flights at all U.S. airports, citing communications issue
• The Verge — FAA ground stop shuts down flights nationwide
• TechCrunch — U.S. government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary cirumstances’
• Breitbart — FAA Issues Nationwide Grounding of All Flights Due to Air Traffic Control 'Communication Issue'
• NPR — FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports
• CNN — Some ‘people appear to be unaware’: CNN reports across US airports amid FAA nationwide ground stop
• MarketWatch — FAA declares rare, nationwide ground stop on flights, citing ‘extraordinary circumstances’
• Bloomberg — FAA Grounds All Flights Nationwide
• Bloomberg — Flights Halted Across US, FAA Cites Safety Reasons
• CNN — Richard Quest explains why FAA air traffic issues are grounding flights across the US
• Bloomberg — Flights Grounded Across US Over Air Traffic Control Problems

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