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FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop After Four-Hour Communications Outage Grounds US Flights

The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop late on Friday 13 November 2026, allowing flights to depart again across the United States after a telecommunications outage at air traffic control centres halted departures for more than four hours. The stoppage, the first nationwide halt since January 2023, delayed more than 10,000 flights and forced airlines to cancel over…