US flight departures resume after nationwide ground stop due to communications outage

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Friday that flight departures have resumed nationwide after a temporary ban was lifted due to serious air traffic control communication issues. The FAA and senior officials, including Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Transport Secretary Shawn Duffy, stated there was no evidence of a cyberattack or malicious activity behind the disruption…