Trump Cited The Cause Of A Major Flight Disruption In The U.S.

• 14.11.2026, 12:30

The White House chief presented his version of events.

U.S. President Donald Trump believes that outdated equipment caused communication failures in air traffic control centers, resulting in the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration suspended all flights.

This was reported by Fox News Peter Doocy.

According to Trump, more than 15,000 flights in the U.S. on November 14 were delayed or canceled not because of a cyberattack, as some media outlets claimed, but because of outdated equipment.

In addition, the White House chief dismissed the theory that artificial intelligence was involved in the large-scale disruption at air traffic control centers.

Trump pointed out that the U.S. aviation industry’s infrastructure relies on severely outdated equipment. Some of the equipment was manufactured more than 50 years ago.

The U.S. leader also noted that Congress had already discussed the possibility of upgrading aviation equipment.

On November 14, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration suspended all flights due to a communications failure at air traffic control centers. According to monitoring services, more than 15,000 flights were delayed or canceled. The restrictions lasted about 4 hours.

As of now, flights in the United States have resumed. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has already called on Congress to urgently allocate funds to modernize the air traffic control system. In his opinion, $50 billion would be sufficient for this.