The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a complete halt to takeoffs nationwide, disrupting or canceling nearly 7,000 flights. Authorities are currently ruling out a cyberattack as the cause.
US air traffic experienced an unprecedented disruption after the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) issued a nationwide grounding order, resulting in delays or cancellations for some 7,000 flights across the country. Agency technicians were immediately mobilized to identify the source of the problem.
Sean Duffy , head of the agency, confirmed the launch of a technical investigation, without immediately specifying the exact nature of the malfunction. The Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security, for her part, indicated that there was, at this stage, "no indication" that the outage was due to a cyberattack.
This air travel crisis coincides with a major Microsoft service outage , described as the longest in the company's history, affecting millions of users and impacting numerous industries. The simultaneous occurrence of the two incidents has fueled speculation about a possible common cause, although authorities have not yet established a link.
On the political front, calls for Howard Lutnick to be heard by Congress have received a favorable response, according to available information.
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