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    Does travel insurance cover the FAA ground stop? What to check in your policy before you file a claim

    Does travel insurance cover FAA delays? Travel insurance should not be the first place passengers look for their money. Under US Department of Transportation rules, passengers are entitled to a cash refund when an airline cancels their flight and they choose not to travel or accept an alternative. This protection applies even when the FAA caused the disruption.

    Faxes, phones and Bluetooth: Microsoft outage forces businesses to find fixes

    Microsoft outage: While most reported their core systems were still running, trading and administrative work slowed in places in the latest reminder of how much of the world's commerce, public services and communications run on a handful of technology providers.

    US flight grounding ends after 4-hour outage, cyberattack ruled out

    The FAA lifted a nationwide flight ground stop following a communication outage affecting air traffic control. Officials confirmed there was no cyberattack related to the incident or evidence of malicious activity. The disruption resulted from network equipment overload instead of total telecommunications or radar system failure.

    Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Teams and AI assistant Copilot, were interrupted. As the outage entered its second day Friday, Microsoft said it saw "encouraging recovery progress." But the company also warned that "intermittent access issues or delayed email delivery" may persist for some users.

    Air India warns of US flight disruptions even as FAA lifts ground stop; other airlines issue updates

    Air India and other airlines reported possible disruptions due to a recent FAA ground stop affecting all flights. The ground stop was implemented following communication outages at regional air traffic control centers across the country. Airlines, including United and Delta, resumed operations after the stoppage was lifted, advising passengers to check their flight status. Air Canada warned that its services would remain impacted into the following days.

    FAA flights grounded: 44,000 daily flights, 5,500 planes in the air, 3 million passengers a day and how US skies work

    The US aviation network manages tens of thousands of flights daily through a chain of airport towers, radar facilities and regional control centres. The November 13 FAA outage exposed how dependent this network is on reliable communications and ageing technology. Here is a look at the scale of US air traffic, how controllers manage aircraft movements and the modernisation funding sought by the Trump administration.

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