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FILE - An airplane flies past the air traffic control tower at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Nov. 8, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

A plane flies past the air traffic control tower at Phoenix Sky Harbor international airport [File: Ross D Franklin/AP Photo]

Published On 13 Nov 2026

  • US air regulators have issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications problem affecting air traffic control towers.
  • Federal Aviation Administration said “technicians are investigating the issue”.

Source: Al Jazeera English · Umar Farooq, Hoda Sherif, Leena Fraihat, Enes Abuomer

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