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

[Colin Parkinson]

Apparently a "Telecommunication issue" and not a threat issue. Sounds like a cyberattack?

https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/13/us/live-news/flights-ground-stop-faa

 

[brihard]

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.

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.

gizmodo.com

We will as always meme our way through The Situation as we continue to monitor.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2121365575779651952

 

[Blackadder1916]

. . . they decided to roll out their new AI air traffic control route management system . . .

Don't let them hear you.

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

. . . 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."