BackFAA lifts nationwide ground stop that blocked takeoffs for hours

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FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that blocked takeoffs for hours

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A communications problem shut down takeoffs across the United States on Friday afternoon and was lifted more than four hours later.

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A communications problem shut down takeoffs across the United States on Friday afternoon before it was lifted more than four hours later.

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A communications problem shut down takeoffs across the US on Friday afternoon before it was lifted more than four hours later.

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