Occurred Nov 14, 2026, 5:24:00 AM UTC

First published Nov 15, 2026, 1:03:15 AM UTC · Last updated Nov 15, 2026, 1:03:15 AM UTC

US resumes flights after a four-and-a-half-hour shutdown caused by obsolete equipment

The FAA lifted its nationwide ground stop after about four and a half hours, following airspace closure that left thousands of flights cancelled. The administration attributed the failure to overloaded, outdated analogue telecommunications equipment and said the return to normal would be slow.

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Illustrative image: Work progresses at Boeing South Carolina, an assembly site for Boeing's Commercial Airplanes division in North Charleston, South Carolina — Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-/Library of Congress, Free to Use and Reuse

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The shutdown disrupted flights nationwide, and the source says the return to normal would be slow.

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