Friday, November 13, 2026 Vol. I · No. 1
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US grounds all departing flights over an air traffic control communications failure

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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday ordered a halt to all flights departing from the country’s airports “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety”, following a communications failure affecting air traffic control centres. Thousands of flights were cancelled or…

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