US Lifts Nationwide Flight Suspension Amid Radar Failures

Thairath•International•40m ago

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The United States has resumed flight operations after a four-hour nationwide suspension caused by radar and communication system failures.

•The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspended all outbound flights for approximately four hours due to air traffic control system malfunctions.
•US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy confirmed the lifting of the suspension on November 14, 2026.
•The failure was caused by data routers being overloaded, leading to processing and transmission errors.
•Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy requested 50 billion US dollars from Congress to modernize the air traffic control system.

•On November 14, 2026, at 15:36 local time, the national radar, communication systems, and air traffic control center became unstable.
•The instability occurred after data routers encountered excessive data volumes, causing processing and transmission errors.
•The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a suspension of all outbound flights nationwide for approximately four hours for safety reasons.
•Sean Duffy stated that the air traffic control center and route control systems returned to normal, and the airspace reopened at 20:15 Eastern Time on Friday.
•Sean Duffy warned that flight delays are expected to continue for several days as the impact of the suspension was widespread.
•Sean Duffy stated that the incident reflects the obsolescence of the national air traffic control system.
•Sean Duffy called on Congress to allocate 50 billion US dollars to modernize the system for efficiency.
•This event is described as the largest nationwide flight suspension in the United States since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Sean Duffy(ฌอน ดัฟฟี)ℹ️

The US Secretary of Transportation.

Federal Aviation Administration(สำนักงานบริหารการบินแห่งชาติสหรัฐฯ)ℹ️

The agency that ordered the suspension of all outbound flights.

Congress(สภาคองเกรส)ℹ️

The body requested to allocate 50 billion US dollars for system modernization.

United States(สหรัฐฯ)ℹ️

The country where the nationwide flight suspension occurred.

Europe(ยุโรป)ℹ️

The region from which flights heading to the United States were suspended.

Asia(เอเชีย)ℹ️

A region where some flights were still able to depart from certain airports.

Pacific Region(ภูมิภาคแปซิฟิก)ℹ️

A region where some flights were still able to depart from certain airports.