The Federal Aviation Administration has canceled a ground-stop order for all American Airlines flights in the U.S. American Airlines flights around the country were temporarily grounded on Christmas Eve after the company said it experienced "technical difficulties.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told DC News Now that a nationwide ground stop was in effect for American Airlines flights across all airports Tuesday morning. This came after American Airlines reported a technical issue and requested its flights be temporarily halted.

American Airlines flights were briefly grounded Tuesday morning due to a technical issue, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the ground stop was lifted by about 8 a.m. The FAA said