All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The FAA issued the ground stop “following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a social media post. “FAA technicians are investigating the issue.”
Air Route Traffic Control Centers are regional facilities that handle flights going across the country.
“Traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice,” the FAA said in an advisory. “International flights will be managed on a case by case basis.”
Hmm https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/faa-expands-ai-advice-to-manage-air-traffic-congestion-across-entire-us-airspace/
Plus, weren’t a lot of them fired during the doge shit?
I believe most quit due to not wanting to do the stressful job without pay during financial shutdowns, but either way yeah there’s way fewer
They were all nearing retirement age at the same time because Ronald Regan fired all their predecessors when they went on strike back in the 80’s. Having a critical highly trained workforce with hard retirement limits (they’re not allowed to work till they’re 85 like Senators) all on the career cadence has been a ticking time bomb.
And quit/retired.
But wasn’t that even forced? They bought them out, I think. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I remember them telling them to retire.