FAA issues nationwide flights ground stop ‘due to extraordinary circumstances' and ‘safety'

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Huge numbers - Cancellations and Delays over 5000-6000

 

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Huge numbers - Cancellations and Delays over 5000-6000

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s son-in-law is 26-year-old Michael Alfonso, a Republican elected to represent Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District. [1, 2]

Key Details

Campaign Contributions and FAA Contracts: Alfonso's congressional campaign received a $2,500 contribution in March 2026 from the PAC of Air Space Intelligence (ASI), an artificial intelligence software startup. In June 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)—led by Duffy—awarded ASI a contract worth up to $875.9 million for its SMART air traffic management platform. [1, 2, 3]

Wider Industry Donors: According to reporting by The New Republic and The Bulwark, Alfonso's campaign collected over $1.0 million, including donations from numerous transportation industry executives, corporate PACs, and lobbyists. [1, 2]

Scrutiny Following FAA Ground Stop: The connection between ASI, the FAA contract, and Alfonso drew public and media scrutiny following nationwide flight ground-stops and infrastructure issues overseen by Duffy. Officials have stated they see no evidence of wrongdoing or direct causation between the AI software and the specific hardware/fiber-transition issues that triggered the groundings.

 

[Davey Crockett]

January 11, 2023

 

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L3Harris Technologies: The aerospace and defense contractor was performing routine maintenance to switch legacy copper wires to fiber-optic lines at a remote site. Investigators are examining whether the outage stemmed from a faulty piece of equipment supplied/installed by the company or an installation/configuration error by its technicians (who caused the new router to flood the network with over 1,000 connection attempts every few seconds).