# US blames outdated technology for nationwide flight disruption

https://mins.news/en/item/143852

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-14 18:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/14/us-blames-outdated-technology-for-nationwide-flight-disruption?traffic_source=rss

> Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a telecommunications failure during routine maintenance caused widespread flight disruption and a nationwide ground stop. It affected communications with aircraft and radar feeds.

## Stories

- [US Nationwide Air Traffic Communications Outage and Flight Grounding](https://mins.news/en/topic/faa-nationwide-air-traffic-outage) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/faa-nationwide-air-traffic-outage.md

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