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US flight chaos puts a $50 bn upgrade in the air

Headline via The Economic Times · first report 14 Nov, 08:22 IST, latest 14 Nov, 10:03 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Economic Times at 14 Nov, 08:22 IST; the latest is from The Kathmandu Post at 14 Nov, 10:03 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report14 Nov, 08:22 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 10:03 IST
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A communications failure at air traffic control centres grounded flights nationwide for four hours, disrupting thousands of journeys and exposing vulnerabilities in the ageing US aviation system.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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