Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed outdated routers and decades-old technology for Friday's nationwide Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ground stop , urging Congress to approve $50 billion in emergency funding to rebuild the country's aging air traffic control system.
Speaking at a White House news conference Friday evening, Duffy said the FAA began experiencing instability in its radar and communications systems around 3:36 p.m. ET, prompting the agency to issue a nationwide ground stop out of an abundance of caution.
Duffy attributed the disruption to outdated switches and routers that became overloaded with data, leading to…
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