US aviation authorities lift ground stop following major telecommunications failure

United States aviation authorities have restored normal air traffic operations following a temporary nationwide ground stop caused by a critical telecommunications failure. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the rare order on Friday after disruptions to internal communication systems across all 22 regional air traffic control hubs compromised airspace safety.

Flight tracking service FlightAware reported that nearly 7,000 domestic and international flights suffered delays or cancellations during the outage. The nationwide grounding represents one of the most severe operational disruptions to American civil aviation in recent years, drawing comparisons to similar fleet-wide holds enforced after the September 11 attacks and a technical failure in January 2023. Ground crews and technical specialists managed to re-establish connectivity, while regulatory officials continue investigating the underlying cause of the network breakdown.

Sources: HRT Vijesti, Index