Nationwide ground stop

[Karnage]

The plan is… we have no plan.

 

[Burrito]

What a fantastic day to be anywhere except work

 

[JOEFRIDAY2]

And it happened on Friday the 13th.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

This sucks. We were about to start up 45 minutes ago.

 

[GolfChuck]

Apparently January 2023, but before that I think it was 9/11

That was the NOTAM system outage which might be the absolute most idiotic reason for a nationwide GS.

 

[Roger Roger]

Huang’s revenge

 

[GolfChuck]

This reporter probably has more ATC sources than anyone in the country right now for her bringing to light our pay issues. Might be good to pay attention. I don't do the twitter anymore though

Anna Giaritelli (@Anna_Giaritelli) on X

@dcexaminer journalist #ice #cbp #airtrafficcontrol Author of Under Assault: A Crime Reporter's True Story Overcoming Sexual Trauma and Exposing Injustice

x.com

 

[Ecl!pse]

He's too busy filming a reality TV program.

When you fill a government with unserious people...

I agree with the sentiment, but it's my understanding that he has been far more engaged, both personally and policy-wise, on commercial aviation than several of his predecessors. I'd be curious what the government affairs team in Atlanta thinks (genuine curiosity, I don't mean that in a facetious way).

 

[Wardogg]

So was Sept just a trial run? I’m hearing it’s Verizon again.

Thread 'Oh Verizon - FAA halts flights to Newark, Philadelphia, New York...'

Sep 21, 2026

Verizon worker drove an auger through a cable with 470 lines in it. Backup fried when the load transferred. Radars and freqs down. Whole northeast airspace getting sterilized cause they gotta disconnect a bunch of stuff to fix it. Minimum 13 hours before fixed. Good luck everyone!

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[Apophis]

Just landed in ATL and I’m done for a few days.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Isn’t outlook back up?

Mines working.

 

[Roger Roger]

Just landed in ATL and I’m done for a few days.

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I’ve been off since the 26th and don’t go back until thanksgiving week. What a spectacular day to stop at Costco and Home Depot, drop some groceries at the food shelf, maybe go chop some firewood, and watch it all unfold

 

[HeyEng]

They aren't stopping all traffic I guess...this guy took off a couple of minutes ago and is squawking 1200.

 

[JOEFRIDAY2]

For this to be a nationwide ground stop, with all backups not working in all regions, this is a major event. Originally the FAA told the Tulsa TV station this was in effect until 10:00 PM Central time. However there has been no mention of time since that initial statement.

 

[HeyEng]

Hmmm....

 

[JOEFRIDAY2]

Maybe the FAA should ask AI how to fix the ATC system?

 

[nocturnalaviator]

He's too busy filming a reality TV program.

When you fill a government with unserious people...

Unserious and incompetent. Man vibes only need apply.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

They aren't stopping all traffic I guess...this guy took off a couple of minutes ago and is squawking 1200.

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VFR is ok

 

[HeyEng]

VFR is ok

I think they were trying to cheat, take off VFR and try and get clearance once airborne...they are back on the ground now. Good try, but DENIED!

 

[GolfChuck]

SMART should have nothing to do with our comms. Heard a rumor high altitude comms are out.