FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford (C) speaks alongside US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy (L) and FAA acting Chief Technology Officer Rebecca Guy (R) during a press briefing at the Department of Transportation headquarters building in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2026. Flights in the United States are resuming on Saturday after being grounded for several hours due to a major communications outage on November 13, though authorities said returning to normal operations would take time. Friday's nationwide ground stop sparked widespread chaos and left hundreds of thousands of passengers in limbo, with some pulled off planes moments before departure by airline staff who appeared in the dark about unfolding events. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)