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Ground stops at all major New York City airports now control the flow of air traffic following an equipment outage. The Federal Aviation Administration issued the directive to halt departures and arrivals.
This same facility caused similar disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport last year. The Recurring Fault The outage originates in a specific system component.
The FAA identified the same root cause behind the Newark Liberty International Airport incident from the previous year. The recurrence signals a persistent infrastructure gap.
Operations remain suspended while the equipment issue is resolved.
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