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Chaos in American skies, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reveals the cause: Outdated system paralyzed flights, $50 billion required for modernization

2026-11-14 10:24:03Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Chaos in American skies, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reveals the cause:

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has provided explanations for the unusual situation that paralyzed air traffic in the United States, where the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered the suspension of all flights for safety reasons.

In a press conference, Duffy announced that the cause of the problem was related to the old communication and air traffic control system, which suffered overload and interruptions.

"We have an extremely old air traffic control system," Duffy said, explaining that the network equipment failed to cope with the volume of data.

According to him, the system uses outdated telecommunications technology, while communication and network equipment were overloaded, causing service interruption.

"Network switches and transmission equipment were overloaded with data and failed," the US secretary explained.

Duffy revealed that more than 3,500 planes were in the air when authorities intervened. However, he said air traffic controllers managed to safely direct them to land.

US authorities decided to suspend flights to avoid potential risks, while technicians began work to identify and resolve the problem.

The Secretary of Transportation announced that the airspace reopened at 8:15 p.m., Eastern time, but warned that a full return to normal traffic would take time.

During his remarks, Duffy also called for Congressional intervention to fund a new air traffic control system, calling the modernization a national emergency.

He requested $50 billion in funding to replace old technology.

Regarding the possibility of a cyberattack, Duffy said that preliminary data pointed to a technical problem in the communications system, while authorities continued verifications to fully determine the cause of the incident.

The secretary warned that without a modernization of the system, similar incidents could occur again in the future.


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