How Trump administration responded to FAA ground stop

President Trump was informed within 30 minutes after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed a nationwide ground stop Friday afternoon, according to U.S. officials. The ground stop resulted in thousands of canceled flights and stranded travelers across the U.S. The FAA announced that all planes would be grounded at 3:36 p.m. ET — while 3,500 flights were in the air. Within minutes, the FBI, director of national intelligence, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Department, Justice Department, Defense Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Cyber Command, FAA and Federal Emergency Management Agency began looping each other in. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement at 4:16 p.m. ET that the ground stop was necessary due to “a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” and that FAA technicians were investigating. Within minutes, the White House led a call with the agencies to determine what had happened.

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