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Trump breaks silence on FAA nationwide ground stop, blames Biden
CNBC • • general
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration for the recent nationwide FAA ground stop, calling the air traffic control system "old and broken" and worsened under current leadership.
- The FAA ground stop on Friday lasted over four hours, causing widespread flight cancellations and delays that affected hundreds of thousands of passengers.
- Trump urged Congress to quickly approve additional funding to modernize the air traffic control system, claiming his administration has a plan but needs financial support.
- The FAA attributed the disruption to equipment instability caused by a high volume of data and possible contractor work issues, with the root cause still under investigation.
- Nationwide FAA ground stops are rare, with the last two occurring after the September 11 attacks and a January 2023 computer outage.
