Flights across US grounded after FAA experiences computer outage

Flights across the United States were grounded Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage.

Report informs via NBC News that in an update posted to Twitter just before 7:20 a.m., the FAA said it had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET "to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information."

It said it was still working to fully restore the NOTAM system following the outage.