Federal Aviation Administration grounds all aircraft and halts flights across the United States
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide stop to departures, citing "extraordinary circumstances and for safety reasons," but has not shared further details.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered all aircraft to be grounded and suspended flights across the United States, an action the agency said was taken "due to extraordinary circumstances and for safety reasons."
The FAA issued a formal notice instructing carriers and operators to halt departures nationwide; the agency did not provide further details explaining the cause of the order.
National grounding rare — last seen in 2023
This is the first time since January 2023 that a nationwide ban on departures has been put in place after a failure in a critical FAA computer system forced broad interruptions; prior to that, the only comparable stoppage of all flights across the country occurred following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Airlines, airports and passengers were left awaiting additional information from federal authorities as the suspension affected commercial and non-commercial operations alike. Officials have so far limited their public statement to the agency notice and have not released a timeline for resuming normal operations.
Investigations or technical reviews typically follow events that interrupt the national airspace, but the FAA has not announced any immediate next steps or findings. Travelers were advised to check with carriers for the status of specific flights.
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