FAA says airplane departures can resume following nationwide ground stop
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced that airplane departures could resume after a nationwide ground stop. Officials from the Trump administration attributed the disruption to outdated and overloaded systems. Airlines cannot return to normal operations immediately. This delay is caused by planes and crews being out of position.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday night that airplane departures can resume after the agency lifted a nationwide ground stop that Trump administration officials blamed on “overloaded”, “outdated” systems. Even with the order being lifted, the airlines will not be able to return to normal operations immediately because so many of their planes and crews are out of position.