FAA Issues National Ground Stop

Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by kulahan on Friday November 13, 2026 @04:36PM (#50490153)

For anyone who doesn’t want to click through, there are problems with “frequencies”. Something must be jamming up the airways… but nationwide??

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by inamberclad on Friday November 13, 2026 @04:38PM (#50490183)

Probably a telecom issue. Most radio transmitters are operated over phone or Internet from a remote station.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by chinathrow on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:06PM (#50490619)

Teams phone down?

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by sippingabonedry on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:28PM (#50490951)

Are these systems dependent on landlines?

VZW and AT&T are moving full tilt in shutting down landline central offices.

Literally the gay dude from Airplane pulling the plug from the socket may have happened here.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by _s on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:48PM (#50491223)

Na most are VoIP nowadays.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by d1sxeyes on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:35PM (#50491040)

Looks fake. Outtages (sic)?

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