Southwest Airlines resumes flights after grounding all planes Tuesday morning for 'equipment issues'

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Southwest Airlines planes are back in the air after the carrier halted all U.S. flights for a period Tuesday morning, citing “equipment issues.”

The Federal Aviation Administration, at 10:36 a.m. ET on Twitter, said the carrier had requested the FAA pause all departures, but did not give additional detail.