️🇺🇸 - US airlines may be forced to suspend all operations for the rest of Friday if flights do not resume soon, airline officials told Reuters, as a nationwide ground stop paralyzes the country's airspace.
️ The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted all departures earlier today due to "extraordinary circumstances" following severe communications failures that affected air traffic control centers across the country. While planes already in the air are allowed to land, those on the ground remain grounded indefinitely.
️ The Department of Internal Security stated that there is currently no timetable for the resumption of take-offs, and warned that "it will take some time" to restore normal activity. American Airlines has already signaled that it expects its planes to remain grounded for the rest of the day as the disruption continues to spread through the industry.