India, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a nationwide ground stop on all departing flights on Friday, citing "extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety." While the agency has not publicly explained the cause.

But Washington Examiner journalist Anna Giaritelli shared a post about the outage, quoting an FAA employee who said the problem appeared to be serious because it was affecting a large part of the country.

An FAA employee has shared their view on the nationwide ground stop, according to a post by Washington Examiner journalist Anna Giaritelli on X. "Being that it is affecting a lot of the country id say it's a major issue with AI type implications," the employee told her.

As per Giaritelli, Br...