"The F.A.A. ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern time “to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information,” it said in a statement. More than 2,500 flights within, into and out of the United States had been delayed on Wednesday, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service.

The delays were spread across the country and affected multiple carriers. United Airlines said in a statement that it had temporarily delayed all domestic flights and that it would issue an update when it learned more from the F.A.A. American Airlines said the situation “impacts all airlines” and that it was “working with the F.A.A. to minimize disruption to our operation and customers.”

The F.A.A. is “still working” to resolve the issue, it said Wednesday morning. - From the NY TImes 8 minutes ago So folks, I hope you are all prepped because this is how it starts,, the systems break down, nothing is infallible, people must be made to see it, the systems that the majority take for granted suddenly are not at their disposal. It will not be a political happening, I am convinced of it, people will point fingers and blame this and that, but in the end, the systems break down and people start to wake up, this may be a dry run, or it may be the beginning of big disruptions, paced, and then before you know it, foiks will be crying for the military to come in and help maintain order and provide services.