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FAA grounds all fights across the US over ‘telecommunication outage’

The FAA has issued a ground stop for departing flights in the US after a communications failure disrupted air traffic.

Covered by 2 sources from 2 countries. First reported by Al Jazeera ·

How 2 newspapers cover this story

  1. Al JazeeraQatarFirst report

    FAA grounds all fights across the US over ‘telecommunication outage’

    The FAA has issued a ground stop for departing flights in the US after a communications failure disrupted air traffic.

  2. The GuardianUnited Kingdom

    US-bound flights out of Australia grounded as telecommunications outage affects American travel

    Sydney and Melbourne airports say grounding of planes from US airports led to delays for some flights US flight outage – live updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Some US bound flights from Sydney Airport have been grounded in response to American authorities halting departures and…

Coverage details

2 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: Al Jazeera and The Guardian. Al Jazeera published it first, on November 13, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Guardian, 2 hours later.

Key names in the coverage: FAA, Australia and Melbourne.

By country: Qatar (1), United Kingdom (1).

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