All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

The FAA issued the ground stop “following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a social media post. “FAA technicians are investigating the issue.”

Air Route Traffic Control Centers are regional facilities that handle flights going across the country.

“Traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice,” the FAA said in an advisory. “International flights will be managed on a case by case basis.”

  • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    5 hours ago

    What’s happening now • Nationwide ground stop: All flight departures in the United States have been halted after a major telecommunications outage posed safety concerns, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The issue stems from a problem with network routers that cascaded nationwide, an airline source told CNN.

    • Travel nightmare: Airlines and passengers are figuring out their next steps as thousands of flights are delayed or canceled. The number of impacted trips has surged as the hours-long ground stop continues.

    • No timetable for resolution: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned that there’s no known time frame for resolving the issue and that he expects an extended process.

    • No known threat: Mullin said the ground stop did not stem from a threat to the US and was not linked to this week’s disruptive Microsoft outage. Preliminary reports indicate this was not a cyberattack, law enforcement sources told CNN. President Donald Trump has been briefed.

    • zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      3 hours ago

      If it isn’t a foreign attack, a cyber attack, or a 3rd party infrastructure failure, the only option left is it’s the federal government’s fault right?

      • imadethis@fedinsfw.appEnglish
        1·
        2 hours ago

        The issue stems from a problem with network routers that cascaded nationwide

        Someone pushed claude’s
        if reply.sacramento == 0
        try ping LAX
        repeat 1000

        if reply.LAX == 0
        try ping ATL
        repeat 2000

        etc.

      • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 hours ago

        It’s gonna be they implemented some vibe coded bs software and found out it almost killed people