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FAA grounded flights across the US. When did this last happen?

Jamal Wright
Reporter · Friday, November 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM · 1 min read
FAA grounded flights across the US. When did this last happen? — Allentown Community news

For only the second time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday, leaving travelers with a simple question: When did this last happen? The answer is January 2023, when an FAA computer system failure temporarily stopped planes from taking off across the country.

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