A HuffPost live-updates article tracks a nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday, 13 November 2026, citing "extraordinary circumstances" and an overloaded legacy communications system, which delayed nearly 10,000 flights and cancelled 5,000 before being lifted after roughly four hours, leaving sports teams scrambling and airports near ground saturation. Officials including Sean Duffy, Markwayne Mullin, and Pete Buttigieg weighed in on the cause and fixes; Trump's only comment called it "a bunch of old, broken stuff" while posting separately about an entertainment bill. The article also notes SpaceX's botched Starship catch and a tanker strike on a paddleboat in New Orleans.