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All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice,

So apparently its just departures that have been grounded and a/c are still allowed to land. No indication of anything nefarious.
 
Looks like they decided to roll out their new AI air traffic control route management system on Friday the 13th. This was, of course, in hindsight, a bad idea.

gizmodo.com

The FAA Is Rolling Out Its AI Air Traffic Tool Nationwide

The FAA is expanding use of an $875 million AI tool, SMART, to "assist in managing air traffic across the entire national airspace system," but the agency says that the route-management software will not affect air safety.
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We will as always meme our way through The Situation as we continue to monitor.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2121365575779651952
 
Oldgateboatdriver said:
To participate in the drag races?
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Drag Race Mama Ru GIF by RuPaul's Drag Race
 
lenaitch said:
Maybe they use Microsoft 365.
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You mean Microsoft 363?

Retired AF Guy said:
So apparently its just departures that have been grounded and a/c are still allowed to land. No indication of anything nefarious.
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No, some flights got turned back. I was watching a Porter flight (PD515) from Ottawa to Fort Lauderdale get turned back to Ottawa about halfway down to Florida…
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brihard said:
. . . they decided to roll out their new AI air traffic control route management system . . .
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Don't let them hear you.

www.yahoo.com

Markwayne Mullin Chides Reporter Amid FAA Ground Stoppage Chaos: ‘We Call it SI’

The stunning moment came as DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin was briefing reporters on the Federal Aviation Administration's sudden halting of all flights.
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. . . while taking questions, Mullin couldn't let the opportunity pass when one of the journalists asked if the stoppage was related to artificial intelligence.

"There are thoughts that, you know, this could be an AI related error or issue," the reporter asked Mullin.

"We call it SI around here remember. SI," he said, before adding, "You just can't rule out anything at this point. We're going through that process and we're going to find out what happened."
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Blackadder1916 said:
Don't let them hear you.

www.yahoo.com

Markwayne Mullin Chides Reporter Amid FAA Ground Stoppage Chaos: ‘We Call it SI’

The stunning moment came as DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin was briefing reporters on the Federal Aviation Administration's sudden halting of all flights.
www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com
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The President calls it 'SI' because he's increasingly addled and doesn't realize that term already has a meaning. Everyone else repeating it is just being a toady.

But I guess Markwayne problems require Markwayne solutions.
 
A modest number of transoceanic flights flying out over both oceans seem to be starting to take off from some of the major hubs now.
 
The ground stop has been lifted, but thousands of crews and planes aren’t where they were scheduled to be, and of course many crews have timed out on allowable hours. Getting everything back on track will be a mess.
 
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