FAA Ground Stop: Aviation Expert Sanat Kaul puts US Aviation system under ‘SCANNER’, flags major gaps

Nov 14, 2026

Delhi , NOV 14, 2026 (ANI) Aviation expert Sanat Kaul said the recent US nationwide flight disruption appears to have been caused by ageing air traffic control (ATC) equipment and faulty routers, rather than a cyberattack, sabotage or external interference. He said the communications outage, which lasted over four hours, disrupted between 7,000 and 11,000 flights, affecting both domestic and international operations. Kaul highlighted the urgent need to modernise America's ageing air traffic control infrastructure.