FAA orders nationwide ground stop due to ‘extraordinary circumstances’

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.” 0:00 FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all flights 3:42 FAA recently expanded AI Air Traffic tool 'SMART' Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr Stream more on CNN with an All Access subscription: https://cnn.it/4AZMu54 FAA Airport News