All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

The FAA issued the ground stop “following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a social media post. “FAA technicians are investigating the issue.”

Air Route Traffic Control Centers are regional facilities that handle flights going across the country.

“Traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice,” the FAA said in an advisory. “International flights will be managed on a case by case basis.”

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[–] 121 points 20 hours ago (17 children)

How did Flavor Flave seem to know before everybody else?

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  • [–] 69 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

    He requested it, and FAA had no choice but to shut things down

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  • [–] 46 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

    In addition to his other duties, Flavor Flav is also official timekeeper for the FAA. He keeps all the clocks synced in the nation's air traffic control towers. He just had a sick day today.

    What else do you think the clock was for?

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  • [–] 14 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

    He saw the FAA announce the rollout of a new system to replace the old reliable one that was created by people who knew wtf they were doing.

    The FAA tweet that said “goodbye to paper” basically gave everyone who ever worked in government IT a massive heads-up

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  • [–] 4 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    Always does shit right after markets close on Fridays. Such a corrupt ghoul.

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  • [–] 11 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

    Because he’s in the Pacific Time Zone?

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