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FAA blames Friday's ground stop on 'equipment issue' during telecoms network upgrade November 14, 202611:53 AM ET

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Ava Berger

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Joel Rose

A person looks at a departures board showing delays and cancellations at LaGuardia airport on November 13, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. Adam Gray/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Friday's nationwide ground stop was declared after an error occurred while a contractor was updating an old Federal Aviation Administration telecommunication line, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday.