FAA Flights Grounded Across America
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2:05 PM PT -- Markwayne Mullin, Homeland Security Secretary, states that they have not established a timeframe on getting flights back up.
1:51 PM PT -- Mary Schiavo, CNN's Aviation Analyst, states preliminary reports indicate this is not a result of a cyber attack ... and speculates this may be due to new software the FAA has begun to integrate.
1:36 PM PT -- Peter Muntean, an Aviation Correspondent for CNN, predicts that this issue may last for days, with one or two days being needed to diagnose the issue.
1:28 PM PT -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports follows a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. He says FAA technicians are investigating the issue.
Travelers across America are going nowhere fast ... the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered an extremely rare nationwide ground stop, bringing departing flights across the country to a screeching halt!
The Federal Aviation Administration issued the sweeping order Friday afternoon, citing "extraordinary circumstances" and "reasons of safety," according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Issued by the FAA just moments ago, ALL US airports are currently ground stopped. This means NO flights may depart for US airports. Flights already in the air will be allowed to land. This is related to an FAA equipment outage. https://t.co/wgyuOXeF0k @flightradar24
An air traffic control advisory states ... "All departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice."
