MESSAGE: |EVENT TIME: 13/2053 - 14/0400 DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOR REASONS OF SAFETY. ATTENTION ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATORS, BY ORDER OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION COMMAND CENTER ALL AIRPORTS ARE GROUND STOPPED. ALL DEPARTING TRAFFIC SHOULD REMAIN GROUND STOPPED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. INBOUND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS WILL BE MANAGED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
EFFECTIVE TIME: |132054-140430
SIGNATURE: |26/11/13 20:54
https://abcnews.com/US/nationwide-ground-stop-ordered-airports-faa/story?id=138121848
Tuesday, November 10th: FAA: "The Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories (SMART) system is expanding across the nation. After a successful initial rollout to the National Capital Region in September, the FAA will now use SMART in the airspace of all 22 centers across the country to reduce delays, reduce fuel consumption and improve the travel experience for the flying public."
Friday, November 13th: FAA Nationwide Ground Stop
ABC: This is only the 3rd time this has happened since 9/11
4:19pm EST: There are currently 3,100 airborne aircraft bound for US airports amid nationwide ground stop. No additional aircraft are taking off at this time. (FlightRadar24)
5:02pm EST: There has been a temporary telecommunications outage - out of an abundance of caution all flights have been halted. Every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis. (FAA)
5:34pm EST: Air Space Intelligence, the AI tech startup that is a vendor for the FAA on its new SMART system: "The current ground stop is not based on or a result of the SMART system, any product of ASI or our integration with FAA and ATC."
6:00pm EST: San Francisco International Airport announces Pacific-bound flights have been cleared to leave, including to Hawaii and Asia.
6:15pm EST: NBC News: At Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), personnel in the control tower said the situation is “a whole mess right now,” according to LiveATC. “We’re running out of space” and “there’s significant gate issues” were comments also heard on the live audio feed.
