House Democrat calls FAA stop ‘quite disturbing’

1What happened

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) called the nationwide ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday “quite disturbing.” “This is quite disturbing and pretty extraordinary of a action taken,” Garcia said during an appearance on MS NOW. The Hill ↗

2What’s next

Takeoffs from airports throughout the U.S. largely stopped on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop at 3:44PM ET “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” while planes in the air will be allowed to land. The Verge ↗

3Also reported

Sources told CBS News an update to the network connecting the air traffic control system caused a reboot, crash and outage. CBS News ↗

Sources

• House Democrat calls FAA stop 'quite disturbing' ↗The Hill
• FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that disrupted thousands of flights ↗CBS News
• FAA ground stop lifted: Why were US flights grounded, and what’s next? ↗Al Jazeera
• ‘It’s frustrating’: chaos at US airports as stoppage grinds travel plans to a halt ↗The Guardian
• US flights resume after nationwide ground stop lifted ↗France 24
• FAA lifts ground stop after four hours, but flight cancellations will stretch into the weekend ↗CNBC
• US aviation agency lifts nationwide ground stop affecting all air travel ↗The Guardian
• FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that blocked takeoffs for hours ↗The Verge