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LIVE: FAA issues nationwide ground stop after communications outage in US

FILE - An airplane flies past the air traffic control tower at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 8, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
A plane flies past the air traffic control tower at Phoenix Sky Harbor international airport [File: Ross D Franklin/AP Photo]
Published On 13 Nov 2026

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  • US air regulators have issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications problem affecting air traffic control towers.
  • Federal Aviation Administration said “technicians are investigating the issue”.