U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday that all Federal Aviation Administration systems are running at full capacity again. "We are back at full operations," he said, whilst addressing a press conference. A nationwide outage on Friday evening had stopped air traffic across the country for several hours.
\n\nDuffy said the problem started when a contractor was doing routine maintenance on a telecommunications line. The job involved replacing an old copper wire with fiber-optic cable and installing a new router.
\n\nThe copper line was so outdated that it was set to be shut down, he explained, which is why the switch had to be made. Duffy said officials do not yet know whether the outage came from a mistake by the contractor or from faulty equipment. They are still trying to find out.
\n\nFlightAware data showed more than 4,700 domestic and international flights canceled and over 13,500 delayed as of 11:50 a.m. ET on Saturday.
\n\n“I do think the worst is behind us,” Bedford said, though he added that a lot of recovery work remains.
\n\nHe has said before that the FAA needs $30 billion to modernize airports and air traffic control. Congress approved $12.5 billion in July 2025 for…
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