# What brought US air traffic to a standstill?

https://mins.news/en/video/143814

- BBC News, 2026-11-14 17:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tng58e3b2E

> The US Transportation Secretary says Friday’s hours-long nationwide ground stop followed a problem after a copper wire upgrade. The knock-on effects have spread worldwide, and disruption within the US is expected to last for days. The report examines the country’s air traffic control systems and passengers’ reactions to the travel chaos.

## 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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