FAA Stops Flights Across US After Communication Problem
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The FAA stopped flights across the United States. The FAA is the group that controls planes in America.
The FAA gave a ground stop order. This means planes could not leave airports.
The problem was a telecommunication outage. This means phones and computers stopped working well.
The outage hurt air traffic. Air traffic is all the planes flying at one time.
Air traffic controllers use phones and computers to talk to pilots. When these tools stop, flights become unsafe.
The FAA stopped flights to keep people safe. Many passengers had to wait at airports.
It is not clear how long the problem lasted. The news report did not give more details.
This event shows how important communication is for flying. Planes need good phone and computer systems to fly safely.
Vocabulary15 words
- FAA
- a US government group that controls flying
- ground stop
- an order to stop planes from leaving
- telecommunication outage
- when phones or computers stop working
- air traffic
- planes flying at the same time
- controllers
- people who help planes fly safely
- departing
- leaving a place
- disrupted
- stopped something from working well
- passengers
- people who travel on a plane
- nationwide
- in every part of a country
- safety
- being free from danger
- communication
- sharing information with others
- order
- an official instruction
- system
- a set of tools working together
- event
- something that happens
- delay
- when something is late
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1. The FAA 2. A telecommunication outage 3. False
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The FAA stopped _____ across the United States. The FAA is the group that controls planes in America.
The FAA gave a _____ order. This means planes could not leave airports.
The problem was a telecommunication _____. This means phones and computers stopped working well.
The outage hurt air _____. Air traffic is all the planes flying at one time.
Air traffic _____ use phones and computers to talk to pilots.
The FAA stopped flights to keep people _____.
Many _____ had to wait at airports.
This event shows how important _____ is for flying.
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