<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2KRvmC_1H4Nxp7D00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2KRvmC_1H4Nxp7D00" width="985" height="554" ><p>BOISE, Idaho — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the nationwide ground stop and airlines are cleared to resume flight operations after an apparent communication problem.</p><p>The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday, directing airports to hold departing traffic due to "extraordinary circumstances." </p><p>Certain U.S. flights had already been cleared for departure, including flights within Alaska and Hawaii, as have some international flights that are departing US airspace.</p><p>This was the first nationwide ground stop since January 2023 when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned. Before that the last time had been after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication yet that "this was a nefarious attack against us. It's just a telecommunications outage." Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy agreed. He said technicians are investigating a "communication issue," adding that routers within the "incredibly old" air traffic control system became "overloaded with data."</p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe allowfullscreen src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gO4mvIgVVWg?enablejsapi=1&version=3&playerapiid=ytplayer" frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div><p>Several flights are listed as delayed or cancelled on the Boise Airport flight status tracker.</p><p>According to FlightAware Gowen Field also suffered many delays and cancellations as a result of the ground stop order.</p><p>The FAA's nationwide ground stop also directly affected Oregon State's football team, initially creating uncertainty about the Beavers' travel arrangements ahead of Saturday's game against Boise State.</p><ul><li>Oregon State was unable to depart as scheduled</li><li>Oregon State was among several college football teams affected by Friday's nationwide flight shutdown.</li><li>ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that Oregon State officials were trying to secure a flight to Boise after the FAA lifted the ground stop.</li><li>The team was also arranging buses and drivers as a backup, with a possible departure Saturday morning.</li><li>The drive from Corvallis to Boise was estimated at approximately nine hours.</li></ul></div></body>

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BOISE, Idaho — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the nationwide ground stop and airlines are cleared to resume flight operations after an apparent communication problem. The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday, directing airports to hold departing traffic due to "extraordinary circumstances." Certain U.S. flights...

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