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.”

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    7 hours ago

    If it isn’t a foreign attack, a cyber attack, or a 3rd party infrastructure failure, the only option left is it’s the federal government’s fault right?

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      6 hours ago

      The issue stems from a problem with network routers that cascaded nationwide

      Someone pushed claude’s
      if reply.sacramento == 0
      try ping LAX
      repeat 1000

      if reply.LAX == 0
      try ping ATL
      repeat 2000

      etc.

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      6 hours ago

      It’s gonna be they implemented some vibe coded bs software and found out it almost killed people