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Duffy and ASI Deny FAA's SMART Tool Caused Nationwide Ground Stop

Transportation Secretary Duffy and Air Space Intelligence both deny that the FAA's SMART AI tool caused Friday's nationwide ground stop, with Duffy attributing the halt to overloaded legacy telecom equipment.

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Transportation Secretary Duffy and Air Space Intelligence both deny that the FAA's SMART AI tool caused Friday's nationwide ground stop, with Duffy attributing the halt to overloaded legacy telecom equipment.

The FAA announced SMART’s expansion to airspace covered by 22 centers on Nov. 10. Duffy blamed overloaded legacy telecom equipment for Friday’s halt.

The Defiant reported the story as "Duffy Denies FAA AI Tool Caused Nationwide Ground Stop."

2 sources have covered this story, including The Defiant and The Hill. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 hour ago.

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The Hill reported it first, Nov 13, 11:04 PM ET. 2 outlets carried it over 3h 40m, all in the center.All in the United States.

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  1. FirstThe HillNov 13, 11:04 PM ETCenter
  2. +3h 40mThe DefiantNov 14, 2:44 AM ETCenter

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