Posted on 11/13/2026 5:51:33 PM PST by CaptainK
The Federal Aviation Administration issued an advisory about 8:30 p.m. Eastern Friday canceling the nationwide ground stop that paralyzed air travel for hours after a major communications malfunction disrupted air traffic control operations across the United States.
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“The announcement ended an extraordinary shutdown ordered by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy out of an abundance of caution after aviation authorities detected an unexplained radar frequency problem affecting critical air traffic control systems, Newsmax reported.”
I had to travel last minute for a funeral. I drove eleven hours and for once, I’m glad I did.
Good...
And Leo’s getting - larrrger.
Think of all the sportsball teams that this is screwing up. Maybe the Cowgirls won’t lose on Sunday.
I have to honestly say Duffy and Mullin looked bad. Excuse makers. Weak excuses. Blaming the overload on the earlier system being meshed with the AI style new digital system.
And saying Congress should spend more money at a time when Congress is on vacation for the long weekend and may cop out now that the midterms are over.
People are not going to accept all this. They are going to say get the current leaders out. At a time when socialist anti-Americans will be the replacements. Terrible to go into chaos at this time.
Go wet your bed
They are correct, our infrastructure is garbage, while we give money to an ungrateful World. Foriegn Aid should end tonight.
Start by using the funding from the non deployment of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
You’re right - they looked bad. I feared they were going to start naming all the people who had helped.
They are still using floppy disks in control towers. Duffy had a point.
The new stuff worked.
We need more new stuff.
Wish there was a way we could take away Congress’s freebies until they fund it.
One woman on Fox said Chinese and other enemies are smiling now.
Not smiling: Airlines, pilots, passengers, airport employees.
I could add to the people being mad about flights canceled, people losing faith in our air travel system, loved ones at destinations disappointed, hotels and restaurants and tourist attractions losing money in the hundreds of destinations where people never made it. Rental cars at the destinations.
He’s had a point.
The president has had a point for years.
Does anyone really think that the Congress that has done its damndest to beggar us gives a crap if we can fly?!
They’re alive because this emergency was handled well by the people responsible for their safety.
If the flying public is ticked off, they can take it up with Congress.
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