FAA Cancels Nationwide Ground Stop

(Washington, DC) -- The White House says there were "never any lives at risk" when a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports was issued Friday. At a White House briefing tonight, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was issued out of an abundance of caution and that there is no indication a cyberattack was to blame. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the ground stop on "an incredibly old air traffic control system." The FAA canceled the ground stop hours after it was issued due to what it called a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. Some international flights were allowed to depart U.S. airports, but the vast majority remained grounded.