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Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying
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Jasmine Rodriguez
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Bureau Chief · Syracuse, NY
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More from Jasmine →Bureau Chief · Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 1:04 AM · 1 min read
A rare nationwide ground stop Friday has put new attention on the technology the Federal Aviation Administration uses to manage America’s skies, including an AI-supported system that recently expanded nationwide. The FAA halted departing flights after a communications problem affected air traffic control centers, and technicians were investigating the cause.
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