Accidental cable cut grounds airports

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Headquarters

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The FAA has grounded flights at New York, Boston, New Jersey, and Philadelphia airports after Trump's Department of Transportation accidentally cut a fiber line during Air Traffic Control system renovations.

September 21, 2026 at 6:32 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Technical Problems Ground Flights at Major East Coast Airports www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...

Technical Problems Ground Flights at Major East Coast Airports

Operations had resumed by Monday evening, with delays. The incident revived concerns about the Federal Aviation Administration’s aging air traffic control infrastructure.

www.nytimes.com

September 22, 2026 at 1:32 AM

by Meredith Broussard

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Meredith Broussard, PhD

@merbroussard.bsky.social

AI deployed at DC airport today. Then a construction crew dug up a cable bundle and brought PHL air traffic to a halt. Now EWR is affected. My sympathies to all fliers and all who work at airports today.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20h

The FAA orders a ground stop at Newark Liberty, Teterboro and Philadelphia airports, disrupting travel plans for thousands of fliers.

Flights delayed out of Newark and Philadelphia after FAA orders ground stops

The agency is dealing with a technology breakdown of some kind at Philadelphia’s Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON, facility.

nbcnews.to

September 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM

by James Goodwin

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James Goodwin

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Cool cool cool

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

* U.S. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TEMPORARILY HALTS FLIGHTS INTO NEWARK AND PHILADELPHIA AIRPORTS DUE TO COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES WITH SOME FREQUENCIES AT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY -- AGENCY

@reuters.com

September 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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David Darmofal

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The dude in this screenshot is telling us about his makeout music mixtape and doing a reality show instead of doing his job.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 17h

Over 4,482 flights have been delayed in the U.S. today.

September 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM

Reposted by James Goodwin, Meredith Broussard

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Engineering 38%, Computer science 19%, Business 12%, Economics 12%, Political science 11%

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🎓 Meredith Broussard	9%	12	3.1%
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NBC News

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The FAA orders a ground stop at Newark Liberty, Teterboro and Philadelphia airports, disrupting travel plans for thousands of fliers.

Flights delayed out of Newark and Philadelphia after FAA orders ground stops

The agency is dealing with a technology breakdown of some kind at Philadelphia’s Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON, facility.

nbcnews.to

September 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM

by James Goodwin

10%

Scholar power: 10.7%

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Engineering 38%, Computer science 19%, Business 12%, Economics 12%, Political science 11%

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James Goodwin

@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Right-Sized Government!

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20h

The FAA orders a ground stop at Newark Liberty, Teterboro and Philadelphia airports, disrupting travel plans for thousands of fliers.

Flights delayed out of Newark and Philadelphia after FAA orders ground stops

The agency is dealing with a technology breakdown of some kind at Philadelphia’s Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON, facility.

nbcnews.to

September 21, 2026 at 4:53 PM

Reposted by James Goodwin

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Engineering 38%, Computer science 19%, Business 12%, Economics 12%, Political science 11%

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Carl Quintanilla

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

* U.S. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TEMPORARILY HALTS FLIGHTS INTO NEWARK AND PHILADELPHIA AIRPORTS DUE TO COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES WITH SOME FREQUENCIES AT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY -- AGENCY

@reuters.com

September 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM

by Mona Eltahawy

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Mona Eltahawy

@monaeltahawy.bsky.social

This is v strange. What’s going on? gothamist.com/news/flights...

Flights from JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark airports grounded after equipment outage, FAA says

Equipment issues caused several outages across the Northeast.

gothamist.com

September 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Story's scientific field profile

Engineering 38%, Computer science 19%, Business 12%, Economics 12%, Political science 11%

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FactPost

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Over 4,482 flights have been delayed in the U.S. today.

September 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM

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