The FAA has ordered a national ground stop due to “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”
It is the second time since the 9/11 attacks that the agency has ordered a ground stop at all airports. The previous instance was in January 2023 following the failure of the Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) system.
“The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” the agency said in a statement Friday afternoon. “FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide updates.”
Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs) provide aircraft separation, traffic sequencing, routing assistance, and airspace coordination services to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace, primarily during the en route phase of flight. They are divided into sectors, each handled by one or a team of air traffic controllers.
This is most likely not true.
Right.
I’m glad my son told me he was back home before I saw any of this.
Amen to that!
BREAKING: All Flights Grounded In U.S. – Oil Tanker Hits Cruise Ship In New Orleans
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Happens every few years. Engine goes out, like in Baltimore. Every ship has a River Pilot handling it. Horn blows and EVERYONE gets on the river to help. This one the tanker hit a docked river cruise boat. People were all in their life jackets and many off the ship before it turned on its side. Everyone was on the dock in 30 minutes. The working river community knows what to do.