# U.S. aviation agency lifts nationwide flight shutdown caused by communications failure

- Published: 2026-11-13T21:26:42Z
- Updated: 2026-11-14T04:08:13Z
- Section: Breaking
- Language: English (en)
- Source: Haaretz — https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-11-13/ty-article/u-s-aviation-agency-grounds-all-departing-flights-due-to-safety-reasons/000001a1-d6cb-d1ce-a9a3-f6db644f0000
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The shutdown lasted more than four hours, leaving thousands of flights canceled or delayed. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the outage to overloaded switches and routers

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