US FAA lifts nationwide flight departure ban after hours-long disruption

Washington, Nov 14 (UNI) The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted a nationwide ground stop that halted aircraft departures from airports across the country following a major telecommunications outage affecting air traffic control operations. "The FAA Command Center nationwide ground stop has been cancelled," the regulator said in a notice published on its website. Earlier on Friday, the FAA had ordered a nationwide suspension of aircraft departures from all US airports due to emergency circumstances and safety concerns. Inbound international flights were to be handled on a case-by-case basis. The FAA halted all departing flights at approximately 3:54 PM…