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The FAA is lifting a ground stop on flights across the U.S. following a computer outage early Wednesday that resulted in thousands of delays.

Grounding order has been lifted but nearly 5,000 flights delayed and almost 900 cancelled

Grounding order has been lifted but nearly 5,000 flights delayed and almost 900 cancelled

A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S., with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.

The worlds largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or cancelled thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday.

The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting a ground stop on flights across the U.S. following a computer outage early Wednesday that resulted in thousands of delays and hundreds of cancellations quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.

Thousands of flight delays and cancellations rippled across the U.S. early Wednesday after computer outage led to a grounding order for all departing aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The world’s largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or cancelled thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday.

Earlier in the morning the FAA ordered all U.S. flights to delay departures until at least 9 a.m.

The FAA is trying to determine what went wrong with its Notice to Air Missions System, whose outage caused thousands of flight delays across the U.S.