FAA issues ground stop for all U.S. flights, citing ‘reasons of safety’

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop for flights across the nation, according to federal officials.CNN initially reported the ground stop on Friday afternoon, claiming the FAA grounded all flights in the U.S. “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”While information about what exactly caused the ground stop has not yet been provided, CNN reported that frequency outages were noted in some parts of the country.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also took to social media, explaining there was a “communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers.”“FAA technicians are investigating the issue,” he wrote. “We will provide immediate updates as we have them.”The @FAAnews issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them. Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy