Old tech sparked nationwide flight ground stop

Former FAA air traffic senior executive Mike McCormick analyzes the router overload that caused the outage causing a nationwide shut down. McCormick weighs in on the time it will take for flights and airports to fully recover from this shutdown.

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A former top FAA official who helped shut down New York airspace on 9/11 urged Congress to fund an overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system after equipment problems led to a nationwide ground stop.

Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Saturday, former FAA air traffic senior executive Mike McCormick said Friday's outage highlighted the challenge of updating the agency's aging technology.

"It is always a challenge to do any modernization, update or technical refresh into the FAA's air traffic control system.…