# FAA Lets Flights Resume After Hours-Long Ground Stop. Mullin Says Disruption Wasn’t A ‘Nefarious Attack.’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/faa-lets-flights-resume-after-hours-long-ground-stop-mullin-says-disruption-wasnt-a-nefarious-attack/
- Published: 2026-11-14T15:26:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T16:27:50+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/14/faa-ground-stop-aging-technology-duffy-mullin
- Topics: Culture, Politics, Travel

## Key points

- A telecoms outage halted US departures for over four hours.
- More than 4,000 flights were cancelled and 10,000 delayed.
- Officials called for investment in ageing air traffic technology.

## Summary

A telecommunications outage triggered a rare nationwide halt to departing US flights on Friday, disrupting air travel across the country. The FAA lifted the ground stop after more than four hours, but the disruption matters because it exposed the vulnerability of ageing air traffic control systems and caused widespread travel delays.

The FAA issued the order at about 4pm and lifted it at 8.15pm, after more than 3,500 aircraft had been in the air; officials said flights were accounted for and critical services continued. The outage led to more than 4,000 cancellations and 10,000 delays, with about 1.5 million passengers affected, according to figures cited in the article. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called for $50bn to modernise the system, while Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication of a cyberattack or other deliberate act.

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