FAA back at "full operations" after Friday outage, Transportation Sec. says

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has fully restored operations after a significant Friday evening outage that halted all U.S. air traffic. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy emphasized that this disruption was likely preventable with proper upgrades to air traffic control systems, urging Congress to fund necessary improvements. The outage occurred due to routine maintenance performed by a contractor on a telecommunications system. This incident underscores the importance of modernizing the nation's aging infrastructure to avoid future disruptions.