Nationwide ground stop lifted
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November 14, 2026
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The Federal Aviation Administration instituted a rare nationwide ground stop for all airports for more than four hours Friday — a move that thrust the nation’s air travel into chaos with thousands of canceled flights and stranded travelers.
At a White House press briefing Friday night, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed old technology that became overloaded for “instability” and “inconsistency” in radar and communications affecting the air traffic control system.
Asked what was different about the system on Friday, Duffy said “we’re still working on the details of what went wrong today.”
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