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IrelandCanada's systems worked, but U.S. ground stop disrupted flights
Global News adds the Canadian impact to its coverage, while a later briefing identifies radar instability and rejects a Microsoft connection.
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Flights across US halted after FAA orders nationwide ground stop
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Canada's air navigation systems were operating normally, yet flights across the U.S. border were disrupted by the FAA's nationwide departure halt, Global News reports.
The broadcaster's Global National bulletin said Montreal and Toronto's main airports had suspended flights to and from the United States. NAV Canada said its own systems were functioning normally and it was monitoring the situation. That distinction adds a Canadian dimension to the shutdown: a domestic system did not have to fail for international travel to be interrupted.
In the initial report, Reggie Cecchini explains that communications problems affected multiple air route traffic control centers. Departing aircraft were held, while inbound international flights were being assessed individually. His report has drawn about 303,000 views since yesterday.
A later briefing carried by Global News offered more detail. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said radar instability, rather than a complete loss of radar, prompted the precautionary stop. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no connection to the Microsoft outage and that officials had found no indication of a cyberattack so far.
The nationwide restriction has since been lifted, as we reported here. Global's coverage documents how the disruption reached Canadian terminals even while Canada's own air navigation systems remained operational.
The Federal Aviation Administration is the U.S. agency responsible for regulating civil aviation. Part of the Department of Transportation, its responsibilities include air traffic control and airport standards.
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