India, Nov. 14 -- President Donald Trump said there is no indication that the nationwide US flight ground stop was caused by a cyberattack or artificial intelligence, according to Fox News's Peter Doocy. The president instead pointed to ageing aviation infrastructure as investigators continued to determine the cause of the unprecedented disruption.

The comments came hours after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted departures across the country following a telecommunications outage that affected air traffic operations.

Speaking to Doocy, Trump said the disruption appeared to stem from "old broken stuff" within the aviation system that his administration had attempted to modernise. He added that no group had claimed responsibi...