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Source: The Troy Record

Weekend travel across the nation was thrown into chaos Friday afternoon after the FAA grounded all flights for just the second time since the Sept. 11 attacks. Officials said the ground stop was ordered due to “extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. Investigators are looking into whether the issue is linked to the FAA’s nationwide rollout of a new artificial intelligence system to help identify problems and reroute planes.

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