American Airlines ground stop disrupts flights, strands passengers across the US

American Airlines flights faced major disruption after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a nationwide ground stop amid a telecommunications outage affecting air traffic control systems. Thousands of flights were delayed or cancelled, leaving passengers stranded at airports across the country. Although the FAA later lifted the ground stop, airlines warned that operations would take time to return to normal, with disruptions potentially continuing for days. American Airlines was among the worst-affected carriers, with thousands of cancellations and delays reported across the US.