Red State··Sunday, November 15, 2026, 10:30 AM

The Essex Files: Air Traffic Outage Leaves Sports and Schedules Scrambling

A rare nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon did more than strand passengers at airports. It scrambled college football schedules, forced last-minute adjustments for major wrestling events, and reminded everyone that America’s air traffic control system still runs on equipment better suited to a museum than a modern sky.

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