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The FAA on 9/11 and the closing of US airspace for the first time in history

The FAA on 9/11 and the closing of US airspace for the first time in history
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The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, put the skills and professionalism of Air Traffic Controllers front and center when the FAA ordered an unprecedented nationwide ground stop for all aircraft operating in U.S. airspace.

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