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US investigates largest mass flight halt in 25 years: 16,000 aircraft delayed

The US continues to investigate the cause of the largest mass halt of flights since 2001. About 16,000 flights were delayed, and the FAA promises to rebook passengers or refund their money. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy suggests possible 'contractor incompetence' at L3Harris or a faulty router, but the exact cause has not yet been established.

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US restores air traffic after nationwide air traffic control failure

After a nationwide US air traffic control failure that caused the third full ground stop of the 21st century, the system has stabilized, but airlines canceled thousands of flights on Saturday. Authorities link the failure to contractor L3Harris's work replacing copper communication lines with fiber optics and rule out a cyberattack.

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